You probably know that Einstein changed the face of physics with his theory of relativity in his twenties. What you may not ...

One of my closest friends is a neuroscientist, investigating how brain cells develop and how they search for and choose other brain cells to connect with. Her research can sound intimidating, but when ...

Battleship is much simpler than many problems in science—chemical and biological samples, for instance, can’t be interpreted ...

On a few special Saturdays out of the year, visitors to the St. Louis Science Center are treated with a mind-blowing event: The Amazing Brain Carnival. Featuring a variety of activities for guests to ...

Bernstein’s book, The Arts of Eminent Scientists, is a multi-decade effort that explores the surprising overlap between ...

Erin Morrow, a native of Powder Springs, Georgia, was diagnosed at age 20 with a cardiac conduction disorder that left her at risk of sudden cardiac arrest. A pacemaker implant made her recovery ...

Vaccines and scientists who work on them have been embroiled in controversy and subject to unfounded attacks over the past ...

Until recently, the number of citizen scientists in Australia was estimated at between 100,000 and 130,000 people. But this is a major underestimate. My survey of about 20 key organisations suggests ...

Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. Published in The Planetary Science Journal ...

The move follows an administration push for cuts to the NSF and raises concerns in the scientific community that it could ...