Ten years after the first detection of gravitational waves, scientists have captured the clearest signal yet — and it confirms one of Stephen Hawking’s most famous predictions. Using the upgraded LIGO ...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will return to Houston next April for an event that looks at the science behind famous movies.

The Nobel Prize might be the most famous science prize but it celebrates just a narrow slice of science and very few scientists.

Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall, whose immersive field research living among chimpanzees in the 1960s essentially redefined the relationship between humans and animals, has died at the age of 91.

Scientists who win Nobel Prizes become "visible scientists" - getting "almost bulletproof prestige and a reputation that can open just about any door," writes Massimiano Bucchi in The MIT Press Reader ...

Few individuals have been able to blend artistry and science together as well as Leonardo Da Vinci. An artist as well as an ...

In 1977, scientists discovered a mysterious signal beaming from space that was so powerful it prompted astronomer Jerry Ehman to write 'Wow!' on the telescope's readout. For decades, scientists have ...

An 8,000-acre nature preserve in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta — one of the most biodiverse places on Earth — will be named for one of Alabama’s most famous scientists: E.O. Wilson. The Nature ...

Centuries ago, the Nile River split into two and inadvertently created an island—fulfilling a piece of ancient Egyptian mythology.

What happens when venture capital and government pull back from science entrepreneurs at the same time? Many scientists think we’re about to find out, and are looking at how we can preserve our ...

To visitors, Venice is a glorious tapestry of historic buildings, waterways, bell towers, red roofs — and a mighty winged lion, the symbol of the Venetian republic, carved into structures across the ...