"OK, but still, if science is just observation, then all forms of knowledge are science." - This is a tricky one, but the answer is crucial to understanding my point. A few hundred years ago, the word ...

What is science? It’s the methodical investigation of the natural world. Here, a geologist obtains a sample of molten lava. Image via Bob Tilling/ USGS (PDM 1.0). Science is a way of learning about ...

We asked 100 scientists about unsolved problems in their fields. They sent back provocations — on the origins of life, the ...

How are UC Davis scientists educating the public about the important research conducted on their campus? And how can outreach improve science? UC Davis is a premier research institution where ...

If you do research and don’t publish it, is it science? That’s the question at the heart of an ongoing debate on X between entrepreneur Elon Musk and pioneering computer scientist Yann LeCun. Over the ...