In his Sept. 24 column, "Losing its grip on climate debate, the left imagines its foes in chains," Kevin O'Brien's description of the scientific method was quite interesting, but he forgot to include ...

J.B.S. Haldane, one of the founders of modern evolutionary biology theory, was reportedly asked what it would take for him to lose faith in the theory of evolution and is said to have replied, “Fossil ...

In defining the word "theory," Merriam-Webster.com specifically identifies the challenges associated with the word: there are two senses of theory which are sometimes troublesome. These are the senses ...

Can aliens explain both the origin of life and the fine tuning? Getty Images As crazy as it all sounds, scientists have long posited the possibility of aliens on our planet. In fact, Francis Crick ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Science, like many things in life, is always a work-in-progress. While ...

The dappled starlight and swirling clouds of Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” are thought to reflect the artist’s tumultuous state of mind when he painted the work in 1889. Now, a new analysis by ...

The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889 Art Images via Getty Images Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889), which features a sky of swirling blue hues streaked with bright gold, is one of the ...