History of Science

John Horgan lists 25 of his favorite science(y) books, from Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams to Joyce's Ulysses

With its LightSail project, the Planetary Society aims to take the next step in its decades-long quest to transform spaceflight

Seventy years ago the renowned astronomer undertook a daring rescue of the renowned physicist as the Red Army swept across a defeated Germany.

As more cultural commodities enter the market, cultural distinctions will become muted to suit the appetites of a wider clientele

The quest to enlist the body's immune system in the fight against cancer is progressing slowly, but surely

The signfiicance of selling a personal substance in the public market.

In his latest book Nobel Prize winner Steven Weinberg explores how science made the modern world, and where it might take us from here

So many people are singing the praises of neurologist and author Oliver Sacks that I hesitate to chime in. In February, Sacks revealed in The New York Times that he has terminal cancer, and reviewers are now raving about his new autobiography, On the Move, and entire oeuvre.

In his final essay the late physicist Victor Stenger argues for the validity of philosophy in the context of modern theoretical physics

A couple of weeks ago I hatched a plan to write about all the neat new dinosaur-themed studies that had just appeared in print; I began by penning my thoughts on the Brontosaurus issue.

Some animals defend themselves by spraying liquid at potential threats. Perhaps the most well-known example of this is the skunk, whose spray contains chemicals that smell awful to the animals it's defending itself from.

Controversy swirls around a bold proposal for a bigger, better—and expensive—replacement for NASA’s premier space telescope