From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...

Star attraction: prize-winning topics retained 55% more scientists and gained 37% more new entrants compared to matched non-prize-winning fields (Courtesy: iStock/erhui1979) The productivity of ...

Most classification systems in science are either very broad, grouping papers into just a few high-level fields like “Chemistry” or “Physics”, or they focus on a few or even single fields in detail.

Both science and common sense tell us we should avoid discussing topics at work that incite emotion and make us irrational. Hundreds of behavioral science studies show people rarely understand the ...

For scientists, the quest for knowledge never ceases. Students new to research and established researchers must continually gain information to further their educations, enhance their careers, and ...

The field of space governance and technology is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the shift from a ...

COVID-19 has prompted many people to learn more about viruses and other aspects of science. But do you know that the thick volume that is America’s national science education standards—the Next ...

In 2022, Wellcome Connecting Science, a genomic science program funded by the Wellcome Trust, organized a citizens’ jury to ask whether the U.K. government should allow scientists to edit the DNA of ...

An American Museum of Natural History staff member points to pupae in an incubator as a family looks on. Image provided by the American Museum of Natural History Credit: Alvaro Keding/© AMNH The ...

At a time when science issues are increasingly part of the broader public discourse, Pew Research Center explored the role of science-related Facebook pages – both those that were meant to enhance the ...