Riemann recast the mathematical world’s view of algebra, geometry and various mathematical subfields — and set the stage for the 20th century’s understanding of space and time.
Decades of ongoing research in this region have literally rewritten what scientists know about Mesozoic life, especially about the ecosystems that immediately preceded the final extinction of the dinosaurs.
A newly-discovered seven-page letter by Galileo is one of the earliest manifestos for scientific freedom. It documents Galileo's damage control at the start of his battle with the religious authorities.
For decades, some of the atomic matter in the universe had not been located. Recent papers reveal where it’s been hiding.
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An extraordinary piece of genetic sleuthing shows that this girl's mother was Neanderthal, her father Denisovan.
When this tracker was launched, we had 96 entries, almost two attempts to silence science each week during the 14 months after President Trump was elected. Since then, the Trump administration’s attacks on science have accelerated.
Eleven research funders in Europe announce ‘Plan S’ to make all scientific works free to read as soon as they are published.
Harvey Washington Wiley, a do-gooder farm boy who trained as chemist, worried that preservatives might be harming the public. The trials' shocking results led to the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and eventually to the creation of the FDA.
Perhaps the most startling discovery to come out of the study of life’s diversity and relatedness at the molecular level is the movement of genes across species lines - HGT. It turns out that HGT has been widespread and important.
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