Remember the story about the elephant seen from different perspectives? Here’s a twist. A biologist with a telescope peered at the animal and said, I see a hairy grayness horizon to horizon. A toenail ...

Although recognized more readily as a wellspring of political and historical figures, the Historic Triangle has also birthed a steady stream of scientists across the years. This genealogy includes ...

Around the world, we are “witnessing an alarming rise in attempts to discredit, politicize or suppress scientific knowledge,” the Vatican says in a new Pontifical Academy of Sciences document ...

We are a society in desperate need of healing; these days, we cannot even find agreement in diagnosis. Consider the issue of vaccination, which raises the specter of science in conflict with ...

Imagine taking your SUV in for a new fuel pump, only to have the mechanic dismantle a nearby motorcycle and pronounce, “This ...

Joachim Frank, laureate in chemistry, receives his Nobel Prize from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, right, during the Nobel award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 10, 2017. As a scientist with ...

I touched a microscope for the very first time thanks to my teacher lugging them into our classroom at Winter Park High School. Once I saw those delicate onion cells close up, I was hooked on biology.

Maryland has a wealth of scientific expertise and resources. The state is home to world-class hospitals, the university with the highest spending on research and development in the country, the ...

This is the time of year where we reflect back on the past and renew our hopes for the future. In doing so, we often fail to appreciate how much our environment influences and shapes our beliefs and ...

Growing up, I spent weekends and summers exploring the nature that fills Central Florida, from hikes (and pancake breakfasts!) at De Leon Springs State Park to tree climbing in my backyard in ...