From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott L. Montgomery is a geologist who writes about energy issues. Modern science has yielded immense benefits to society, yet it ...

China has made no secret of its goal to attract the world’s best scientists. In the past three years, a parade of highly accomplished researchers has emigrated there. Wolfgang Baumeister, a molecular ...