History of Science

The Thirty Meter Telescope can revolutionize astronomy and become a part of the holy mountain’s rich cultural heritage

In 1994 researchers made a mummy. Now scientists have reverse engineered the process to figure out how it's done, with the mummy makers still around to tell them how they did. Cynthia Graber reports

A historical analysis suggests a link between IQ and performance

The four-year study took thousands of samples at hundreds of sites

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.