Philosophy of science

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Elay Shech, Auburn University Biotech company Colossal Biosciences made headlines in April 2025 after claiming it had “successfully restored...

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Rather than being free of values, good science is transparent about...

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Kevin Elliott, Michigan State University Scientists these days face a conundrum. As Americans are buffeted by accounts of fake news, alternative facts and deceptive social...

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Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing...

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Joel Lisonbee, University of Colorado Boulder and William Baule, Texas A&M University Cattle auctions aren’t often all-night affairs. But...

A baby orangutan was seized by Thai police in an anti-trafficking operation in May 2025. Thai police Central Investigation Bureau via AP

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U.S. skier Rosie Brennan leads a group during the women’s team sprint classic cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics. AP Photo/Aaron Favila

What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski...

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A banner signed by NASA employees and contractors outside Launch Complex 39B, where NASA’s Artemis II rocket is visible in the background. NASA/Joel Kowsky, CC BY-NC-ND

NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon...

February 3, 2026

PFAS are now found in all of the Great Lakes, including Lake Superior, pictured. Mario Dias/iStock/Getty Images Plus

PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and...

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Tag: Philosophy of science

If it looks like a dire wolf, is it a dire...

Rather than being free of values, good science is transparent about...

EXPLORING NATURE

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing...

New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking

What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski...

NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon...

PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and...

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