Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge the validity of a claim or finding on the basis of ...

In God, the Science, the Evidence: the Dawn of a Revolution, they explained: “Our ability to accept a claim, scientific or ...

The last two decades have not been kind to science studies. Already bruised and battered by the “science wars” of the 1990s, by the 2000s sociologists of science — who had l ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Most of the justices, both conservative and liberal, said Congress, not the president, had the power to impose ...

Is there a distinctive type of “self-locating” uncertainty which concerns who one is or what time it is (as opposed to what the world is objectively like)? If so, how should such uncertainty be ...

Welcome to the world of ancient Greek philosophy, a realm where ideas about existence, knowledge, and ethics were debated passionately. This era birthed a variety of schools, each contributing ...

Anti-vaccine sentiment is spilling over into veterinary medicine, making some owners hesitant to vaccinate their pets, even for fatal diseases like rabies. By Emily Anthes and Teddy Rosenbluth In the ...

Here’s a timeline of everything the federal government has done to make it harder to keep the planet livable. Some notable lowlights include ending tax credits for renewable energy, releasing reports ...