Western technological science is directly responsible for the greatest increase in standard of living in human history. It has also led to the development of the most destructive weapons in human ...

CU Boulder is one of five ‘spokes’ of the Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe, charged with exploring the nature and extent of life in the universe For most of human history on Earth, we have ...

As Earth formed, new geologic processes, especially those related to the interaction of hot fluids with rock during igneous activity and plate tectonics, gave birth to over 1500 new mineral species (4 ...

Prof. Emeritus Howard Stein, a renowned philosopher and historian of physics at the University of Chicago, died March 8 at his home in Hyde Park. He was 95. A trained philosopher and mathematician, ...

This is the third in a series of interviews on “Science and Philosophy" featuring influential scientists and philosophers of science. Click here for Part 1 on the rise of fake news. Cailin O'Connor ...

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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The nature of time has plagued thinkers for as long ...

Consistent with the general trend of incorporating artificial intelligence into nearly every field, researchers and ...

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