A scientific theory is based on careful examination of facts. It is much different from the non-scientific use of the word.

In general, a scientific law is the description of an observed phenomenon. It doesn't explain why the phenomenon exists or what causes it. The explanation for a phenomenon is called a scientific ...

Behe maintains that ID is science: “Under my definition, scientific theory is a proposed explanation which points to physical data and logical inferences.” “You’ve got to admire the guy.

By definition, science can never be settled. Consensus does not constitute truth. Indeed every scientific theory, no matter how widely accepted or how often confirmed by experiment, always hangs by a ...

Brilliant theoretical physicists tell us that this theory is the best answer to the hardest problem that their field has ever attacked. All that is fine, but here's the unequivocal truth: string ...

There is a mismatch between how scientists talk and what people hear because scientists tend to have the stronger definition in mind. And by that definition, science never proves anything!

Walker’s approach is grounded in the work of, among others, the philosopher of science Carol Cleland, who wrote The Quest for a Universal Theory of Life.

Researchers publicly call out theory that they say is not well supported by science, but that gets undue attention ...