Feb. 16—Note to self, Albuquerqueans: If you hear a big boom, followed by a big fireball, then see some smoke in the coming weeks, don't be alarmed. Sandia's just trying something out. During the last ...

Are you excited that Christmas is almost with us? I must confess that Christmas dinner is one of my favourite meals of the year. I love the turkey, the cranberry sauce and the Brussels sprouts.

Several years ago, while drug overdose deaths skyrocketed nationwide, Oregon decriminalized many illegal drugs. It was called Measure 110, and after voters gave approval, the new rules went online in ...

Twitch has a new page where it lists some of the experiments it’s running, describes how they work, and says how long they’ll stick around. Twitch has a new page where it lists some of the experiments ...

Social scientists have long run audit experiments to transport lab standards to the field. Researchers might send largely identical résumés to recruiters, or credit reports to bankers, varying only ...

A new book covering the history of scientific inquiry invites us to marvel at the elegance of experimentation. Some philosophers have argued that “beauty” in science stands as a proxy for truth. Many ...

Medical experiments on dogs at the Department of Veterans Affairs are warranted in some cases, but the agency should adopt more expansive guidelines to determine when it is “scientifically necessary” ...