David Bohm and Hugh Everett were once ostracized for challenging the dominant thinking in physics. Now, science accepts their ideas, which are said to enrich our understanding of the universe.

A guided tour of selected luminaries of astronomy, from Ancient Greece to today.

Telescopes that detect long-wavelength signals offer clues about the Big Bang, the centers of black holes, and the origins of life.

Early scientific results on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) show promise, but are they enough to support a multi-billion-dollar industry?

It’s real. And it will use quantum entanglement to generate true mathematical randomness. Here’s why that matters.

Can empirical data about human behavior make the “soft” sciences more like the “hard” ones? New interdisciplinary fields are voting yes.

The recent film Blade Runner 2049 engages with questions raised by Karel Čapek and Isaac Asimov: What do we owe our creations (and what do they owe us)?

The extreme right wing has brought the discredited idea of eugenics back into the national conversation. Brave New World and Gattaca offer perspective.

Belgian information activist Paul Otlet envisioned some of the possibilities of today’s Web more than a century before its existence.

The modern Internet of Things and E.M. Forster's short story, "The Machine Stops"