How do atoms form? A physicist explains where the atoms that make up everything around come from

Almost everything on Earth is made up of atoms, but where do these fundamental building blocks come from?

Stephen L. Levy, Associate Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Astronomy, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
June 23, 2025 • ~8 min

Reproducibility may be the key idea students need to balance trust in evidence with healthy skepticism

How do you ensure scientific research can be trusted? The concept of reproducibility can help.

Richard Ball, Professor of Economics; Coordinator of Mathematical Economics, Haverford College • conversation
June 5, 2025 • ~13 min

Unprecedented cuts to the National Science Foundation endanger research that improves economic growth, national security and your life

The Trump administrations has canceled more than 1,400 federal grants that support engineering, biology, geology, computer science, STEM education and much more.

Paul Bierman, Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Vermont • conversation
May 15, 2025 • ~10 min

Basic research advances science, and can also have broader impacts on modern society

Basic research that doesn’t have a specific industrial or experimental application still adds value outside the lab by engaging people with exciting research.

Bruce J. MacFadden, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Florida • conversation
May 8, 2025 • ~11 min

Bronze-age Britain traded tin with the Mediterranean, shows new study – settling a two-century debate

The tin would have made a 4,000km journey to thriving markets in the east Mediterranean.

Alan Williams, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Archaeology, Durham University • conversation
May 7, 2025 • ~7 min

A Michigan research professor explains how NIH funding works − and what it means to suddenly lose a grant

President Trump’s sudden cuts to hard-won federal grants are disrupting research and forcing scientists to face difficult choices.

Brady Thomas West, Research Professor of Survey and Data Science, University of Michigan • conversation
May 2, 2025 • ~9 min

Some ‘Star Wars’ stories have already become reality

There are elements of these ancient, distant George Lucas stories that might seem like science fiction but are, in fact, science reality.

William Schonberg, Professor of Civil Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology • conversation
May 1, 2025 • ~6 min

‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ − an astronomer explains how much evidence scientists need to claim discoveries like extraterrestrial life

An astronomer breaks down 3 key components that allow researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries – and decide when results aren’t significant.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
April 25, 2025 • ~10 min

Can we really resurrect extinct animals, or are we just creating hi-tech lookalikes?

Are new approaches to recreating long-lost animals simply creating imitations?

Timothy Hearn, Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
April 10, 2025 • ~9 min

Next generation computer chips could process data at the speed of light – new research

Two studies show major progress in the field of photonic microchips.

Matthew Spink, PhD Researcher, School of Science & Technology, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
April 9, 2025 • ~5 min

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