The Birth of Modern Science It was in the 17th century that modern science was really born, and the world began to be examined more closely, using instruments such as the telescope, microscope ...

Found in a roughly 350-year-old manuscript by Dutch biologist Johannes Swammerdam, the scientific illustration shows the brain of a honeybee drone.

From James Ussher’s 17th-century chronology to modern efforts by figures such as Paul Givan and Mervyn ... Navigating these deeply contentious issues requires balancing respect for religious beliefs ...

Swiss poet and preacher Johann Kaspar Lavater brought back an ancient “science.” Physiognomy, the idea of judging someone’s ...