Scientific Method
5 reportsCoverage places bias control, together with interpretation of uncertainty and study design within the wider context of Scientific Method. For study design, the primary record comes from sensitivity analysis, with replication or validation providing a separate test; the evidence is read with the caveat that violated assumptions or selective reporting can change the conclusion.
NASA's SARP Students Launch Ozone Sensors in Gulf Coast Field Campaign
Undergraduates in NASA's Student Airborne Research Program deployed ozonesonde balloons and flew on science aircraft to collect atmospheric data over the Texas Gulf Coast, gaining hands-on experience with field instruments and satellite validation
Viking 1's Mars Life Experiments: What the Evidence Still Can't Prove
Fifty years after NASA's Viking 1 lander touched down on Mars, scientists remain divided over whether its life-detection experiments found evidence of Martian biology or were confounded by non-biological chemistry and instrument limitations
Balcony Solar Panels Spread Faster Than US Safety Standards
Plug-in solar panels for homes and apartments are now legal in many US states, but no panels meet new certification standards and key safety risks remain unresolved as regulators and utilities struggle to keep pace
UCLA Team Integrates Terahertz Generation and Detection on One Chip
A UCLA research group has demonstrated a semiconductor chip that combines terahertz signal generation and detection, using quantum-well photodiodes and standard fabrication methods, potentially enabling scalable terahertz systems for communications and sensing
AI in Particle Physics: Discovery Without Full Understanding
Artificial intelligence is now central to particle physics, accelerating data analysis and experiment design. But as AI systems identify patterns beyond human intuition, researchers face new challenges in transparency, reproducibility, and scientific interpretation