Scientists, this is a call to action. But also one to inaction. Why am I the messenger? Because my years of scientific research have made me a renowned expert on my topic: God. Just kidding. You’ll ...

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

Frank Wilczek has a special fondness for rainbows. It’s not just the show-stopping, full-arc-across-the-sky rainbows that catch the Nobel laureate’s eye. He’s equally transfixed by the array of color ...

I still believed in God (I am now an atheist) when I heard the following question at a seminar, first posed by Einstein, and was stunned by its elegance and depth: ‘If there is a God who created the ...

Over the past few centuries, science can be said to have gradually chipped away at the traditional grounds for believing in God. Much of what once seemed mysterious — the existence of humanity, the ...

The pious young scientist had a question about human origins and the attention of one of the foremost geneticists in the world. Standing up in a crowded Hilton-hotel conference room in Alexandria, Va.

First, a short introduction to the author: He is a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California-Irvine. He held a post-doctoral position at UCLA, is well-known for popularizing ...

The recent $2.4 million scientific study on the power of prayer in relation to physical healing (Forum, March 31, front page) is enlightening, in spite of itself. According to the research, not only ...

The popular understanding of science has changed considerably over the past few hundred years. Properly understood, in the broadest etymological sense, science is merely knowing. Thus the omni-science ...

The Oxford scholar reflects on the interface between faith and science and how narratives draw us toward belief. The relationship between Christianity and science is hotly debated, and both believers ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I should make it clear from the start that I ...

People typically look for God in miracles, in the perceived exceptions to the laws of nature or medicine. But what if we are all looking in the wrong place? Is God science? I do a lot of research on ...