Early scientific theories—such as those explaining basic phenomena like gravity, burning, and the movement of molecules in ...

A new study reveals how a hidden human bias has shaped centuries of scientific errors, from Galileo to modern research.

When the quark hypothesis was first proposed more than 10 years ago, there were supposed to be three kinds of quark. The ...

The library’s History of Molecular Biology Collection includes written materials, X-ray prints, and photos related to the ...

Harvard professor emeritus Everett I. Mendelsohn stands on the Great Wall of China in July 2005. Mendelsohn, known for his pioneering work studying the history of biology and the relationship between ...

According to a familiar story, science was born as a pastime of seventeenth-century European gentlemen, who built air pumps, traded telescopes, and measured everything from the size of the earth to ...

Rhinoplasty is one of the most common facial plastic surgeries performed today. And it turns out, the ability to reconstruct ...

The Science History Institute aims to expand knowledge and challenge perspectives in the history of chemistry, engineering, and the life sciences. Through a wide range of programming, the Institute ...

An exhibit at Philadelphia's Science History Institute looks at food science through the lens of the school lunch program. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, ...