On Oct. 3, 1950, three scientists at Bell Labs in New Jersey received a U.S. patent for what would become one of the most important inventions of the 20th century — the transistor. John Bardeen, ...

The on-campus museum also has opened its newest temporary exhibit, featuring a scale model of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, the largest optical telescope in North America. A replica of an 80-ton ...

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History investigated old specimens that had been at the museum for decades and ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Artist Tavares Strachan’s LACMA exhibit, “The Day Tomorrow Began,” showcases his passions for science, exploration ...

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 ...

Messages transmitted between two computers located about 380 miles apart would form the basis of what would become the internet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

“The list of first-aid procedures that the medical profession encourages laypeople to undertake is short because of concern that tactics applied in ignorance may do more harm than good. Now, however, ...

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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 ...

ICYMI: Acting upon a March executive order, the Department of the Interior removed from national park sites in September undeniable historical and scientific truths it decided it didn’t like. As ...