SCIENCE

Most White House occupants have been lawyers, but there are a couple U.S. presidents who tinkered, too.

Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2000 EM26 will make it close-approach to Earth on Feb. 27 and a live stream will begin at 9 p.m. EST.

A New York company says the Outernet will bypass government censors and create an international emergency awareness system.

Friar, formerly of Goldman Sachs and McKinsey, spoke to IBTimes about the challenges and opportunities for women in key sectors.

Novartis has already developed a chimeric antigen receptor, an immunotherapy-based technology with the University of Pennsylvania.

On the heels of Secretary of State John Kerry’s warning about climate change, Bill Nye the “Science Guy” and Tennessee congresswoman Marsha Blackburn went head-to-head on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Scientists say warming Arctic temperatures are to blame for this especially frigid winter.

A new op-ed in the New York Times discusses the theory that the universe is just a simulation.

The Pentecostal pastor and star of National Geographic’s 'Snake Salvation' died Saturday night after refusing treatment.

Scientists from NASA have uncovered a strange magnetic field surrounding our solar system, shedding new light on our mysterious boundary with the heliosphere.

New research is exploring how widespread is the rhythm-keeping ability in the animal world.

An 84-year-old woman from the state of Tocantins went to the hospital with stomach pains, only to find out she was carrying a 44-year-old “stone baby.”

A parasite that normally infects cats has been found in Arctic beluga whales, baffling scientists.

What does the survey really say about American scientific knowledge?

The find could be as old as 60,000 years, according to paleontologists studying the fossilized tusk.

Rover took the image of the 1.5-inch-wide rock on Jan. 8 at a location on the red planet where it was not present four days earlier.

Getting infected with diseases or trying out new drugs is one way to make money, but it's not without risks.

Dr. John Lee heads research about forecasting reserves of oil and gas in unconventional formations at the University of Houston.

How the crazy ant combats its chief rival, the fire ant, and other science news this week.

A new study suggests at least two chromosomes may affect a man's sexual orientation.

Valentine's Day 2014 will feature a full moon, known as the "Snow Moon."

The ability to produce formic acid makes the crazy ants almost invincible in combat with fire ants over food and nesting sites.

In the future, such robots could be used to lay sandbags in advance of a flood, or to perform simple construction tasks on Mars.

Mount Kelud, 87 miles south of Indonesia’s second biggest city, Surabaya, erupted Thursday reportedly killing two people, and injuring dozens.

A Thomson Reuters analyst takes a look at 50 years of Beatlemania in academia.

A specimen of a previously unidentified beetle collected by Charles Darwin was named after the famous naturalist on his 205th birthday on February 12, 2014.

An ancient fossil of a Chaohusaurus shows the marine mammal giving birth to triplets on land.

Yet another winter storm has blanketed the East Coast, and some Gulf states, in snow and ice.

Schools and parents alike find that building blocks are a fun way to nurture creativity and science appreciation in kids.