Thirty years ago the world's longest running evolution experiment began when scientist Richard Lenski seeded 12 identical flasks with E. coli bacteria. Every subsequent day someone in the lab has ...

An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

Scientists are conducting a long-term experiment on evolution to investigate how single-celled organisms could evolve into multicellular lifeforms. After thousands of generations, their yeast grew ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. In 1971, a groundbreaking experiment was conducted in the basement ...

Science is built on reproducibility; if someone else can replicate your results, chances are pretty good that you’re looking at the truth. And there’s no statute of limitations on reproducibility; ...

Americans say the would prefer to buy U.S.-made products, but one experiment shows they won't pay a premium for them. We’ve all heard people say: "I’d gladly pay more for products made in America, if ...

This article is an extended version of the article “The double-slit experiment” that appeared in the September 2002 issue of Physics World (p15). It has been further extended to include three letters ...