Science-fiction writers could be excused for complaining that in 2010 their best plotlines were stolen -- by real scientists. Take the work of researchers at the U.S.-based J. Craig Venter Institute, ...

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As we reach the end of 2010, the Psychology Today editors asked me (and a few other bloggers) to think about the ten most important papers of the year. I have decided to focus on ten significant ...

WASHINGTON — NASA received its full $18.7 billion proposal for 2010 in the omnibus spending bill U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law Dec. 16, but Congress by no means rubber-stamped the agency ...

Despite coming under attack by Congressional republicans, federal science funding has received a major and mostly overlooked boost. The America COMPETES Act, passed by Congress shortly before ...

It is no secret that, in general, i.e. outside of dedicated science reporting venues and the occasional medical report on the evening news, the scientific community does a craptastic job of ...

2010 has been a great year for science books. In addition to new titles from many of my favorite authors, there were also a number of exceptional debut titles this year. (I am not counting myself ...

The Art of Science exhibition explores the interplay between science and art. These practices both involve the pursuit of those moments of discovery when what you perceive suddenly becomes more than ...