We are made from stretched quantum fluctuations. At least that’s cosmologists’ currently most popular explanation. According to their theory, the history of our existence began billions of years ago ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Critical race theory has been banned from K-12 education in Louisiana. KSLA breaks down what critical race theory is. On August 27, Louisiana Governor, Jeff Landry banned the ...

Was there ever any choice in the Universe being as it is? Albert Einstein could have been wondering about this when he remarked to mathematician Ernst Strauss: “What I’m really interested in is ...

In the beginning, the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.—Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Humans have many ...

A theory never becomes a fact. It is an explanation of one or more facts. Many scientists, including the late Stephen Hawking, are happy to say that a theory never becomes a fact. It is always an ...

N. Gregory Mankiw’s critique of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) in “A Skeptic’s Guide to Modern Monetary Theory” is flawed (“Notable & Quotable: MMT,” Jan. 15). MMT observes that a government with its ...

A new way of explaining gravity could bring us a step closer to resolving the heretofore irresolvable differences it has with quantum mechanics. Physicists Mikko Partanen and Jukka Tulkki at Aalto ...

From "significant" to "natural," here are seven scientific terms that can prove troublesome for the public and across research disciplines Hypothesis. Theory. Law. These scientific words get bandied ...

It has held sway in the humanities for nearly four decades, surviving even the great culture wars. But it is being used in surprising ways. Either literary theory is dead, or it’s invincible. It all ...

When asked the question, "What is a theory?" most of my students (regardless of age or educational level) respond with an explanation that is akin to "a reasonable, educated/informed guess." Indeed, ...