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 ...

Modern science and technology are among humanity’s most astonishing achievements. We understand far more about the intricate inner workings of creation than in any earlier age, and we have vastly more ...

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 ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...