Black holes have long captured the imagination of both scientists and the general public. These exotic objects—once thought ...

Observation is fundamental to science. In fact, one could even argue that science is observation, nourished and channeled for the purpose of better understanding what our world is and how it works.

Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia, T. 75, Fasc. 4, Modelos e Metáforas: Arte e Ciência / Models and Metaphors: Art and Science (2019), pp. 2229-2246 (18 pages) This is an attempt to answer the following ...

The five phases of mitosis and cell division tightly coordinate the movements of hundreds of proteins. How did early biologists unravel this complex dance of chromosomes? Cells duplicate and condense ...

After nearly 350 years, a depiction of a bee’s brain is getting some buzz. A manuscript created in the mid-1670s contains the oldest known depiction of an insect’s brain, historian of science Andrea ...

If you asked your child to "Draw a scientist," what would they draw? The answer could provide insight into the state of women in STEM.

At the University of Wyoming, we are very fortunate to have a resident expert on using drawing to learn. Her name is Bethann Merkle and as you begin your consideration of drawing as a tool to ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. When testing a new pen, Leonardo da Vinci was in the habit of scrawling the phrase dimmi — tell me.

In October 2015 my time training mathematics teachers at a French high school in Port Vila, Vanuatu, was coming to an end. The principal invited me to share kava, a traditional drink in the country.

Here's what Venice looked like in the 1300s, according to a friar on a pilgrimage. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Venice was ...