Is the scientific method really the best approach to learning about the world? A new paper in Collective Intelligence applies the scientific method to itself, finding that some common strategies that ...

If you are glued to the Olympic coverage as I am, you are seeing the commercial from Eli Lilly and Company. Lilly's advertisement uses the scientific method as a narrative frame, drawing a par ...

The middle of the road reveals itself not as balance, but as a gentle slope toward the rationalized management of social life.

Find out how the UK is leading the way in replacing animals in science with strategies that promote non-animal research methods.

Laser spectroscopy has enabled non-invasive chemical analysis of Darwin’s preserved specimens, improving long-term museum ...

Over the ensuing five hours, the NIH leadership and MAHA Institute moderators found many areas of common ground: anger over ...

Rumman Chowdhury said even where responsible AI teams survive leadership changes, their effectiveness depends on where they sit within an organisation — a question she said is rarely discussed.

A study reveals random exploration outperforms focused analysis—shedding scientific light on non-ordinary ways of knowing.

According to the researchers, dark teeth alone are not enough to prove intentional cosmetic treatment. Teeth can turn brown ...

Noubar Afeyan is founder and CEO of Flagship Pioneering. He is also cofounder and board chair of Moderna. Massachusetts has long been a hotbed for innovation. Rebellious ideas — channeled through the ...

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

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are calling for a more harmonious approach.