The latter arises because we have come to a point in history when there is a parting of the ways between tied-in human ...

I direct a journalism program at a science-oriented university where my colleagues are modern-day alchemists, turning corn into fuel, conjuring twisters in wind tunnels, or morphing visitors at our ...

British science writer Maurice Goldsmith argues that science critics are urgently needed to bring society to a new level of sophistication about science. Given the challenges of modern times, ...

When George W. Bush and members of his administration talk about environmental policy, the phrase "sound science" rarely goes unuttered. On issues ranging from climate change to the storage of nuclear ...

Live music rocks hardest in the open air, sonically speaking. Natural arenas like the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington—or the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles or Red Rocks in Colorado—give ...

The National Park System’s breathtaking landscapes and cultural and historic sites serve as living laboratories for science and discovery that help safeguard our nation’s legacy. Yet today, ...

There’s nothing I love more than seeing my family healthy and happy. We all want our children and grandchildren to live healthy and full lives. And farm families like mine know that healthy meals ...

Young children are very curious about the sights and sounds in the world around them and interested in exploring them. Although they can’t touch, smell or taste light and sound, children can still ...

High school science teacher Sam Terfa wanted to demonstrate a fundamental physics principle: resonant frequency. To do so, he found the best singer at Minnehaha Academy and had him serenade a wine ...