Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Science is one of the most highly regarded institutions in America, with nearly three-quarters of the public expressing "a great deal" or "a fair amount" of confidence in scientists. But confidence in ...

Nobel and Templeton Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek explores the secrets of the cosmos. Read previous columns here. Most of my scientific working hours are devoted to the business of answering ...

1. What is the universe made of? The age old question tops our list of 25 biggest question in science. We might believe that we know a lot but truthfully, we only know about 5% of the universe! Atoms ...

Whenever a riddle or dilemma doesn’t seem to be solvable, either you have to keep searching for the answer or you pause to consider if you are asking the wrong question. If you investigate the two ...

This article was produced for The Kavli Prize by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine's board of editors. How can research into worms explain certain human behaviors ...