Not only do parallel worlds exist in some fashion. There's growing evidence they may also interact.
Institutions want scientific journals open to all without expensive subscriptions. But the success of "Open Acess" may depend on scientists themselves.
Although one of the most applicable and underappreciated areas of chemistry, bonds have fascinated chemists for years. And with good reason.
Chemistry deserves its own Neil deGrasse Tyson to help make its science 'sexy.' Before that, however, it needs someone who can make the discipline exciting.
The art of candy requires some serious, sweet chemistry.
We know that an equal amount of antimatter must have been simultaneously created during the Big Bang. But where is it?
We take science for granted in our daily lives, but science also reminds us how dangerous it is to hold beliefs without evidence.
Our nation's electric grid system remains much the same as when it was first invented and installed, 140 years ago. That many soon change.
Editor Gerald Early welcomes readers to The Common Reader, Washington University in St. Louis's new interdisciplinary journal, with a full menu of articles about issues of the day, and special events in the future.
The world's many endangered languages should not be preserved simply because of the simple, and shaky, notion that they preserve cultural world views. They should instead be preserved for their aesthetic and cognitive value.