Defending science and scientific integrity can be a frustrating and lonely battle. As I watch Dr. Anthony Fauci do this on the news, I think of another “battler” who ultimately had the last word. In ...

The body parts, along with another finger and a vertebrae, were cut from Galileo's corpse by scientists and historians during a burial ceremony held 95 years after his death in 1642. Giovanni Targioni ...

An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century… An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the ...

FLORENCE (Reuters) - A tooth, thumb and finger cut off from the body of renowned Italian scientist Galileo, who died in 1642, go on display this week in Florence after an art collector found them by ...

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Four hundred years ago the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei had to fight against science denial, specifically against those who argued for literal interpretations of the Bible when it came to the ...

Hollywood, a town that believes the world revolves around itself, is embracing the man who said the Earth is not the center of the universe: A theatrical motion picture based on the life of 17th ...

I have taken part of the title of this piece from Miguel de Cervantes’s masterpiece, Don Quixote. The full quote reads: “Fear has many eyes and can see things which are underground.” A person who was ...

Galileo's Daughter explores the poignant relationship between renowned scientist Galileo Galilei and his daughter Maria Celeste, through the eyes of a contemporary writer who journeys to Florence to ...

When maverick scientist Galileo Galilei makes celestial observations that challenge humanity’s understanding of its place in the universe, he’s summoned to Rome to defend his discoveries before the ...