A century ago, people needed help to understand science. Much as they do today. Then as now, it wasn’t always easy to sort the accurate from the erroneous. Mainstream media, then as now, regarded ...

The share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive effect on society has declined in recent years. In the new survey, 57% say science has had a mostly positive effect on society, while ...

Detectives and scientists have a lot in common. Both collect data, develop hypotheses and test their assumptions. And both pursue evidence in the hope of a definitive finding. Science was key to the ...

The Department of Energy’s Office of Science is being ‘realigned’ following a broader restructuring of the agency.

From teaching curious museumgoers to adding creativity to the scientific process, art is an essential component of the science done at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Raven ...

Start here to learn about the majors available in the College of Science. Dual majors, minors, honors tracks and even dual degrees may be available in some programs. Talk with a recruiter about ...

Researchers and students marked the new film with a panel discussion, hands-on science demos and a shared love of discovery ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The president's science adviser has executive privilege and is also responsible to Congress. Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty ...

In 1942, sociologist Robert Merton described the ethos of science in terms of its four key values: The first, universalism, meant the rules for doing research are objective and apply to all scientists ...

Across the country, teachers are navigating the impact of the “science of reading” laws, which mandate using curricula and methods deemed consistent with scientific findings about reading and ...

Computing is part of everything we do. Computing drives innovation in engineering, business, entertainment, education, and the sciences—and it provides solutions to complex, challenging problems of ...