AI and digital integration are reshaping the scientific method, emphasizing interconnected digital and physical experimentation while valuing human creativity. AI tools shift focus from processes to ...

Take a peek, collect your thoughts, challenge what you’re reading while reflecting on why you had that reaction, and gain ...

A lot of ink has been spilled on the question of what will ultimately win: the scientific method, an approach to learning about the world by coming up with theories and testing those theories against ...

We often talk about science as if it were a purely logical enterprise. Yet, the way we ask questions—and even the kind of questions we think matter—is shaped by something far older than the scientific ...

We usually think of journalists as bringing us news about politics and world events. Analyzing a presidential election or an ongoing scandal helps inform us and holds powerful figures accountable on ...

Science, whether the subject of investigation is physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, agriculture, natural resources, communications, economics, climate, human interactions with each other and their ...

Should you believe the findings of scientific studies? Amid current concerns about the public’s trust in science, old arguments are resurfacing that can sow confusion. As a statistician involved in ...

Michael Shermer got his first clue that things were changing at Scientific American in late 2018. The author had been writing his “Skeptic” column for the magazine since 2001. His monthly essays, ...

Much published science and the "knowledge" resulting from it is likely wrong and sends researchers chasing false leads. Without research integrity, we don’t know what we know, so it is incumbent on ...

Independent Science Research students and their teachers from Northbrook Junior High received 18 Gold and 5 Silver awards during the Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Fair on May 4 in Decatur.