Earth in early times looked a lot different than it does now. It was a hot, high-pressure environment with no ozone layer and no oxygen in the atmosphere. Still, organisms that existed at these times ...

While the scientific method gives us a way to evaluate a hypothesis, a scientific process allows us to organize our minds to form these hypotheses, lay out a piece of code, organize a project, or ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. A lot of ink has been spilled on the question of what will ultimately win: the scientific ...

Researchers design studies that might disprove what’s called their null hypothesis – the opposite of the claim they’re ...

Unless you're a physicist, you've probably only encountered quantum mechanics on TV. And even when it was explained, you might've still been a little confused. The field of quantum mechanics was ...

Artificial intelligence can code computer programs, draw pictures and even take notes for doctors. Now, researchers are excited about the possibility that AI speeds up the scientific process — from ...

In Part 1 of this series, I discussed the illusion of knowledge in the context of COVID-19 and explained how much of what we think we know is actually belief, taken as truth, because it came from a ...

Over the last few centuries, the scientific method has established itself as a pretty useful tool. A key facet of scientific methodology is reproducibility. Essentially, good science should be easily ...

In Part 1 of this series, I discussed the illusion of knowledge in the context of COVID-19 and explained how much of what we think we know is actually belief, taken as truth, because it came from a ...