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Is the science that we do today truth, likely to be a lie, or is it undetermined?
Science is what scientists do – it’s an activity and a process, not a single thing. Solskin/DigitalVision via…
Who was Amelia Frank? The life of a forgotten physicist
Amelia Frank, June 1930. University of Wisconsin Peter Jacobson, The University of Queensland and Beck Wise, The University…
100 years before quantum mechanics, one scientist glimpsed a link between light and matter
MirageC / Getty Images Robyn Arianrhod, Monash University The Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton, who was…
The 170-Year-Old Experiment Hiding in This Field
For nearly 170 years, a simple patch of grass in England has been the site of the world's longest-running scientific experiment, revealing foundational truths about agriculture, evolution, and climate change.
The King and Queen of Cursed Units
These monstrosities are real units used by real people.
How do we understand life on Earth? A prize-winning biography charts the tension between two types of science ‘genius’
John Long, Flinders University The modern science biography must hold back no punches in its mission to represent…
The Scientist Who Discovered a Deadly Element in a Shed
Defying a system that barred women from university, Marie Curie's investigation into a mysterious new energy led to the discovery of radioactivity and two new elements, making her the first woman ever to win a Nobel Prize.