Science illiteracy and ignorance is rampant in society, so it's no wonder that it also plagues the sports that we play. Here are four prime examples in which logic, evidence, and reason goes unheeded ...

On May 6, 2016, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released new life science examples on subject matter eligibility (Examples 28-32, consecutively numbered after the previously released USPTO ...

When Oscar Wilde said “conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative” he was unaware of some of the more extreme weather on planets and moons other than Earth. Since the ...

Dear Science: Could you send Mike Fagan a memo? Like, a very long memo? One that mentions a bunch of the studies about the repeatedly disproven “link” between autism and vaccines? You don’t have to ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Have you ever noticed how blue in nature feels rare and almost magical? You can see the endless sky and deep oceans painted in blue, yet when you look at plants, animals, or rocks, the colour is ...

Have you ever wondered how scientists create new medicines, make plants resistant to pests, or even use tiny living things to clean up pollution? All these amazing feats fall under a fascinating field ...

This course will discuss fundamental concepts and tools in discrete mathematics with emphasis on their applications to computer science. Example topics include logic and Boolean circuits; sets, ...