Science is a story of coming up with theories then doing our best to disprove them. That is especially true for theories on a ...

For scientists, that has long posed a problem: According to physicists’ best current theories, matter and its counterpart, ...

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McLean County has one Nobel Prize winner — but oh what a one! Modern electronics rests upon Clinton Davisson’s physics experiments bombarding a block of crystalized nickel with electrons.

In storm clouds, ice does more than just float or fall—it might actually help generate electricity. A new study in Nature ...

Saturday at the Wheeler Opera House, the one-day symposium “Frontiers of Knowledge” will explore groundbreaking discoveries ...

Organic molecules detected in the watery plumes that spew out from cracks in the surface of Enceladus could be formed through ...

A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered ...

Over the past 60 years, scientists have largely succeeded in building a computer model of Earth to see what the future holds.

Philanthropy backs bold science as federal funds shrink. Schmidt Polymaths support Saad Bhamla’s work on biomechanics of ...