History of Science

Freud did not originate his famous description of Copernicus and Darwin as deflators of humanity's anthropomorphic world-view.

While many provisions of the proposed agreement expire after 15 years, the dynamics of the Middle East are shifting too quickly to predict what lies in store

Scientific papers with shorter titles receive more citations than those with long-winded headings

A cunning experiment plugs loopholes in previous demonstrations of quantum "spookiness," a concept that galled Einstein

170 Years, 11 locations—A map of Scientific American's wanderings around Manhattan

When 100 past studies were replicated, only 39 percent yielded the same results

The success of Einstein's mind-boggling theories has encouraged the notion that science and common sense are incompatible.

A visit to the Rufus Porter Museum reveals the restless creativity of Scientific American’s founder—from hand-painted murals to DIY science experiments and self-published treatises

The complete absence of female engineers in popular culture has huge implications for public perceptions of the STEM fields

A global, crowd-sourced competition seeks to create a new TV series with an iconic female engineer heroine at its center

An influential theory of literature can help explain the angst that afflicts some modern scientists.