History of Science

At just before 7:50 A.M. today, July 14, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to Pluto. After a 9.5-year, three-billion-mile voyage, the ship got within about 7,750 miles from the surface

Early this morning, if all has gone well, the first golden age of interplanetary exploration will have come to a close

We spend so much time on standardized testing and measuring learning ability that we don’t track how much we’re developing the key competencies that enable us to imagine what could be

Today would have been my mentor's 80th birthday. Happy Birthday Nick and thanks for showing me that mentors really do matter.

The toy company has taken significant steps to address consumer interest in the addition of more female characters in STEM fields

Modern science can challenge the long-held belief that the judicial system is fair and impartial

On June 3, 2015, Vilhelm Bohr talked about his famous grandfather's life, including the relationship with Einstein, at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Religious dogma compromises Pope Francis's call for action on climate change by rejecting key solutions

Condeming one man's sexist comments is not enough; we also need to affect broader change for women in science

The British Nobel Prize-winner has complained that he's been treated unfairly, but it is the women he insulted that deserve sympathy and support