Over 8,000 people explored hands-on science experiments, from robotic arms to liquid nitrogen ice cream, at CSU's Little Shop of Physics open house.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing jobs and industries, causing no small amount of consternation as it does. But on the bright side, it has the potential to greatly aid economists by ...

A record of scientific ambition at its worst and best, where progress, power and ethics collided and changed global rules forever.

Winter means a lot of indoor time, and I've learned that science experiments are a lifesaver on those long, cold days. The best part? You don't need anything fancy. Baking soda, vinegar, food ...

Leonardo da Vinci becomes more of a scientist with age and performs experiments to test theories. Muslim scientists in the Middle East had been testing their theories with experiments for a long time.

Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be ...

The two astronauts, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni started their scientific mission AX-2 on board the International Space Station today. They will make the Kingdom’s history in space and science ...

The race to develop a virtual scientist—an AI creation that conducts every stage of research, from idea to publication—has ...

Benjamin Franklin experimented with electricity on fowl. Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis, courtesy of The Library of Congress In 1751 Benjamin Franklin planned an electrical ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American When I teach history of science at Stevens ...