“It isn’t—it doesn’t really have a mathematical basis—it is a collection of ideas,” said Lewis. “In the cycle of science it remains at the hypothesis stage and needs to become a ...

When we use the word "theory" in everyday life, we usually mean an idea or a guess, but the word has a much different meaning in science. This video examines the vocabulary essential for ...

He was also known for his tendency to push the boundaries of what was possible in physics with creative ideas. “A lover of poetry and philosophy,” who “was acutely aware of the power of word ...

I think it's because science is supposed to be very different relative to say, the arts, and you're not supposed to acknowledge things like inspiration and wild ideas of “night science.” You're ...

With a project of this size—around 800 miles long, to be precise—other discoveries are also possible. In fact, a recently published study in the Journal of High Energy Physics from the High Energy ...

The journal Science publishes fewer than eight percent of the articles it receives, while the esteemed New England Journal of Medicine publishes less than six percent. Even if the idea passes ...

“The idea is that the past history of the universe has become definite when someone or people now are observing things about the past universe.” Want more health and science stories in your inbo ...