The search for life beyond Earth is one of the most profound quests in human history. It began not in laboratories, but in ...

Psychology is a relatively young science. The first person to call himself a psychologist, Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt, began his work in the 1860s in Germany and established the first-ever psychology ...

Sharks are formidable fish, having survived multiple mass extinction over hundreds of millions of years. But how much do you know about these misunderstood creatures? Take our science quiz to find out ...

An 11-question quiz that tests science literacy — some would say very basic science literacy — is on my mind this week. The quiz, developed by Jon Miller, now director of the International Center for ...

Which is lower in salt: a handful of potato chips or a whole-wheat English muffin? If you guessed the English muffin, you are incorrect. A whole-wheat muffin (without butter) contains 240 milligrams ...

An image purportedly showing a "4th Grade Science Quiz" hit the Internet in April 2013, showing a classroom test entitled "Dinosaurs: Genesis and the Gospel" and consisting of several true/false and ...

Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over the past 15 years, the ...