Why is pancake syrup an example of a resistive force? Some forces are called contact forces because they require objects to touch. One is tension force, found in stretched wires. Another is the ...

Certain political forces have tried to discredit science, especially since Darwin published "On the Origin of Species" in 1859. Most Americans know about the Scopes trial, thanks to the movie ...

Unfortunately, yet another example of scientific defenders enabling anti-scientific forces has recently come to my attention. The rightwing comedian Ben Stein has a new movie out called Expelled, a ...

In the inaugural episode of Cosmos, Quickly, we blast off with Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno of the Space Force, who is charged with protecting our space in space, particularly from Russia and China.

To guard against political influence in science within the government, the White House announced the official launch of the Scientific Integrity Task Force. The new initiative, announced Monday ...

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OpenAI has launched OpenAI for Science that aims to use ChatGPT-5 as a scientific instrument. The project could accelerate breakthroughs in biology and beyond ...

Anti-scientific forces alive and well in current Washington administration | Opinion Administration has attempted to censor federal scientific data, cut billions in government spending on research ...