James Watson, a renowned molecular biologist and one of the Nobel Prize winners for discovering the structure of DNA, died ...

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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 ...

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Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything has sold millions of copies since its initial publication in 2003, but a ...

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 ...