Many phrases and words have different meanings in science than they do when spoken by the general public. Some scientists argue that the misunderstood terms should simply be replaced, but that ...

The worst science word ever! Well, not ever, but currently. Go out on the street, stop the first person you see, and ask them what a hypothesis is. Here's what they'll say: ...

Science: First Words. 2 minute read. TIME. July 12, 1943 12:00 AM GMT-4. N obody knows how men began to talk, but plenty of scholars have advanced strangely nicknamed theories about it.