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In 2025, dinosaurs were everywhere. In May, the BBC revived their landmark series Walking With Dinosaurs, while July saw the ...

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Shortly after Labor Day, the Science Center of Iowa shuttered its Small Discoveries exhibit for a remodel. The reimagined ...

It’s not a good look for science when the most hyped, heavily marketed, and supposedly transformative discoveries are later discredited. Among the more spectacular cases were claims that a team of ...

For much of the past century, science has often been presented as standing in quiet opposition to belief in God. The deeper ...

The Science Center of Iowa is reopening its "Small Discoveries" exhibit, featuring new interactive elements for children, ...