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 ...

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. Religion and science can often seem in opposition, at least culturally. But they don’t have to be, say Marc Siegel and Francis Collins. Siegel, who is ...

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 ...

Most Americans believe science and religion are incompatible, but a recent study suggests that scientific engagement can actually promote belief in God. Researchers from the Arizona State University ...

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 ...

Traditionally, science has been the counterargument for the existence of a divine creator. However, French mathematicians Olivier Bonnassies and Michel-Yves Bollore now say that science 'has become ...

St. Thomas Aquinas thought that “natural revelation” was accessible to all people everywhere and that it could be attained through reasoning and observation of the physical universe. On the other hand ...

"Science does not kill God." On the other hand, he accuses the "new atheists" of doing a disservice to science by making an enemy out of religion: notably British scientist Richard Dawkins—who called ...

In the 1990s, researchers claimed they could induce religious experiences with a helmet. Subjects reported feeling presences, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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 ...