“Miracles are part of a prescientific worldview. Today we understand that the universe operates by the laws of nature, not miracles.” The ancients knew as well as we do that nature obeys particular ...

This post grows out of my recent work on the huge vogue in late nineteenth century America for predicting the near future – for utopian and (broadly) science fiction literature. As people projected ...

From the author: “Although a wide variety of scientific disciplines established the platform upon which the remarkable response to COVID-19 was based, the study of HIV-1 over the last 40 years laid ...

GENE THERAPIES border on the miraculous, transforming lives in a single shot. The treatments offer hope to millions around the world who live with genetic diseases, and could also help the fight ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. I don’t feel good. Mommy, my head and eyes and throat hurt. My forehead is hot? Don’t take my ...