Few papers in history have had the disruptive impact of James Watson and Francis Crick’s 1953 Nature paper proposing the double-helix structure of DNA 1. It’s a classic of small-team science; two ...

CAS requires all students to complete one natural science course that includes a laboratory component. Central to a modern liberal arts and sciences education is the exposure of undergraduates to the ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year Joe Spring, ...

Blue is remarkably rare in nature because true blue pigments are almost non-existent in living organisms. Instead, most natural blue results from structural coloration, where microscopic arrangements ...

For nearly two centuries, most visitors encountered the Academy of Natural Sciences through its museum. But beyond the public galleries, a scientific enterprise has been — and continues to be — at ...

Beginning fall semester 2026, CU Boulder's College of Arts and Sciences will introduce Bachelor of Science (BS) degree options across many majors in the Division of Natural Sciences, offering students ...