Nobels are awarded in only three scientific categories, but other awards honor researchers across different fields.

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In a remarkable United Nations address, the president lashed out at wind turbines, environmentalists and allies around the ...

A Princeton nuclear physicist. A mechanical engineer who helped NASA explore manufacturing in space. A US National Institutes ...

Bill Nye the Science Guy got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and (of course) wore a bow tie to the ceremony.

Reflecting upon a study made by St. Andrews University in Scotland from 2016 which named the ten most catchy songs of ...

British primatologist Jane Goodall, who died Wednesday at 91, fostered and wielded vast influence over science and ...

An experiment that transformed lead into gold, a satellite designed to manufacture drugs in space, and many other fascinating ...