In 2003, Kary Mullis took The Scientist readers behind the scenes of the night in 1983 when he came up with the idea for PCR. He included a photo of his lab notebook that depicts his very first ...
Science Textbook Controversies “In 1969 the California Board of Education issued new guidelines for the biology curriculum of the state’s public schools. The guidelines ...
This helicopter didn't just fly; it protected our citizens and served as a silent guardian during some of our nation’s ...
Scientists recently uncovered a remarkable find beneath the Mediterranean Sea: an underwater bridge inside a partially flooded cave on the island of Mallorca. This ancient structure, hidden for ...
A slender thread of memory connects a Texas Hill Country man to a discovery that transformed modern technology. In 1916, Fred Schmidt’s grandfather, Jan Czochralski (1885-1953), a largely self-taught ...
When you think of groundbreaking discoveries in science, the names of Albert Einstein, Marie Curie or Isaac Newton often come to mind. However, many Black female scientists have been just as impactful ...
The Owensboro Museum of Science and History will be announcing a major renovation in the next month or two, Isaac Settle, the museum’s executive director, told the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention ...