"The articles appeared originally in the Journal of world history ... [and] as now presented ... constitute a companion to the History of mankind: cultural and scientific development, for the ...

The theory of evolution by natural selection is one of the ‘big ideas’ in science (you can read more on the Association for Science Education's website). It acts as a framework, connecting all aspects ...

From Faraday’s candle to the everyday objects around us, history shows that science has the power to illuminate the ordinary and connect people to the frontiers of discovery. Today, however, there ...