Imagine waking up to a world coated in shimmering glass, every tree and power line glistening under a heavy blanket of ice.

The Pyramids of Khufu, left, and Khafre looming in Egypt. Scientists reconstructed the 8,000-year rise and fall of the Khufu Branch of the Nile River, a tributary no longer in existence.

The March of Science: a First Quinquennial Review, 1931–1935. By Various Authors. Issued under the authority of the Council of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Pp. viii + 215.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pu… ...

THE British Association is not the only organisation in Great Britain having for its avowed object the advancement of science. Every learned society, all the various bodies dealing with the ...

A U.S.-based organization called the Institute of Forest Biotechnology has recently got the ball rolling on discussions about using technology to create trees that might be more efficient to produce, ...

Researchers found that this branch, called the "Ahramat" (Arabic for "pyramid"), was about 40 miles (64 kilometers) long and went close to the sites of many pyramids, making it easier to transport ...

maga’s assault on science is not just about dei, nor is it about universities. It is first and foremost an act of self-harm. For subscribers only: to see how we design each week’s cover, sign ...