The study of the history and philosophy of science examines how scientific knowledge is generated, justified and transformed over time. Historian-philosophers trace the evolution of concepts, methods ...

At the end of 1924, an anthropologist began chipping away rock around an old primate skull — and rewrote the story of human evolution. The diminutive skull — about the size of a coffee mug — clearly ...

This year is the centennial of the discovery of human brain waves. Few people know the story of that startling finding, because the true story was suppressed and lost to history. Almost two decades ...

From studying a newly discovered art piece to preventing mold and fungus in old paintings, chemistry and art history often meet and even inspired a new high school curriculum. A few weeks ago, ...

Explore Natural Science and History Destinations in North and South Carolina. Explore Natural Science and History Destinations. Travel to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science and go back ...

Science occasionally gives us clearer views of the distant past. This year, researchers opened windows into the life and times of ancient Romans, impressionist painters and other towering historical ...

An exhibit at Philadelphia's Science History Institute looks at food science through the lens of the school lunch program. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, ...

In her new book, Molecular World: Making Modern Chemistry, chemistry historian Catherine M. Jackson brings the world of 19th-century experimentalists to life for chemists and other readers today. And ...

We keep hearing that these are unprecedented times for science: scientific skeptics running federal agencies, growing mistrust of vaccines, and messaging from the highest levels of government that ...

This year, the museum opened “Forensic Science on Trial,” a temporary exhibition that explores how people influence the way forensic science is used in the pursuit of justice. The exhibition’s curator ...

An exhibition at the National Museum of American History examines how humans influence and judge investigation techniques Arsenic tests for the Lydia Sherman trial of 1872 Brian Handwerk | Science ...