Early scientific theories—such as those explaining basic phenomena like gravity, burning, and the movement of molecules in ...

Harvard professor emeritus Everett I. Mendelsohn stands on the Great Wall of China in July 2005. Mendelsohn, known for his pioneering work studying the history of biology and the relationship between ...

In her groundbreaking trilogy, “Women Scientists in America,” she told the stories of numerous accomplished but largely ...

The Owensboro Museum of Science and History will host a special symposium, Civil War Guerrillas in Kentucky, on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 2 p.m. at the museum, 122 E. Second ...

The Science History Institute aims to expand knowledge and challenge perspectives in the history of chemistry, engineering, and the life sciences. Through a wide range of programming, the Institute ...

If you've got kids in tow, plan on stopping by the Museum of Science & History, formerly known as the Pink Palace Museum. Housed in a flamboyant pink mansion constructed by supermarket tycoon Clarence ...

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, ...

Albuquerque has close ties to the birth of the Atomic Age sitting between Los Alamos to the north, where scientists created the first atomic weapons, and the Trinity Site to the south, where they ...

Dorothy Ross, pioneering historian of the origins of modern social science and a professor emerita in the Johns Hopkins University Department of History, died last week. She was 87. Ross's research ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The natural history museum is set to get an upgraded version of the “Origins Hall,” the exhibit that walks visitors through the story of the origin of life on Earth. The ...