American journalist H. L. Mencken dubbed it the “Monkey Trial.” The facts are these: A high school science teacher, John Scopes, was being tried for violating the Butler Act, a recently passed ...

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With three spectacular cosmic events happening, January is the perfect time to pick up a telescope. We've rounded up the best telescopes for beginners, to suit a range of budgets. If you're ...

Integrated optics is a system of light-controlling components combined into a single device. The ultimate aim is to create miniature optical circuits similar to the silicon chips that have ...