The modern era is often seen as the triumph of science over supernaturalism. But what really happened is far more interesting ...

Galileo precedes today’s physicists by many generations, but his work underscores the interplay of intellect and observation ...

Learn about the life and scientific contributions of Johannes Kepler, the 17th-century astronomer known for his laws of ...

The Scientific Revolution, spanning 1500 to 1700 ... is recognized for translating Isaac Newton’s Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy ...

By 1700, global trade was deeply entrenched in colonial expansion, financial innovation, and the increasing demand for luxury and staple goods.

It’s often deemed the first color, the strongest color, the color that stands for color itself. So why does it keep slipping ...

As we celebrate the centenary of Werner Heisenberg’s 1925 quantum breakthrough with the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) 2025, Bohr’s 1924 paper offers a lens through which ...

This year marks the Bicentennial, 2024-2025, of Lafayette and his farewell tour, “Guest of the Nation”, which took place August 15, 1824-September 7, 1825. To commemorate the occasion, the LaGrange ...

Consequently, they aroused the interest of many of the leading scientific minds, including not only Newton, but also Robert Boyle, John Locke and Gottfried Leibniz, to name a few. At the forefront of ...

The period in Europe between Copernicus and Newton is often referred to as the Scientific Revolution, when new approaches to science began to replace the Greek view of nature that had dominated for ...

Former Scientific American editor Laura Helmuth resigned after going on a tirade about President Trump following the election. Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images Scientific ...