Remember the story about the elephant seen from different perspectives? Here’s a twist. A biologist with a telescope peered at the animal and said, I see a hairy grayness horizon to horizon. A toenail ...

Commentary: We have people promoting conspiracy “theories” for a variety of reasons. The one thing they all have in common is the lack of verifiable evidence.

Around the world, we are “witnessing an alarming rise in attempts to discredit, politicize or suppress scientific knowledge,” the Vatican says in a new Pontifical Academy of Sciences document ...

Although recognized more readily as a wellspring of political and historical figures, the Historic Triangle has also birthed a steady stream of scientists across the years. This genealogy includes ...

Joachim Frank, laureate in chemistry, receives his Nobel Prize from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, right, during the Nobel award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 10, 2017. As a scientist with ...

We are a society in desperate need of healing; these days, we cannot even find agreement in diagnosis. Consider the issue of vaccination, which raises the specter of science in conflict with ...

Junk science admitted during trial continues to undermine our judicial system, unfairly affecting individual parties, consumers and industries. When judges allow flawed evidence to corrupt verdicts, ...

I touched a microscope for the very first time thanks to my teacher lugging them into our classroom at Winter Park High School. Once I saw those delicate onion cells close up, I was hooked on biology.

Growing up, I spent weekends and summers exploring the nature that fills Central Florida, from hikes (and pancake breakfasts!) at De Leon Springs State Park to tree climbing in my backyard in ...