The Space Race, a fascinating era of the 20th century, captivated the world with its heroic goals and technological feats.

So apparently, Europeans were once so terrified of bears that they forgot the original word for them. They renamed it “Mr. Brown” or “Honey-Eater” because saying the actual name might summon one — ...

The co-discoverer of the structure of DNA helped to strengthen a US research institute and wrote a classic textbook, but also ...

The Shape of Wonder is an inspiring book that humanizes scientists. Understanding the motivation of scientists is part of a ...

The breakthrough did not come until 1953, when Watson visited Wilkins at King’s College in London, and Wilkins showed him a ...

James Dewey Watson is best known for his Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the structure of DNA. Controversy around who should ...

To survive the deep ocean, sea creatures need all kinds of adaptations that give them alien-like appearances, like huge eyes ...

C.V. Raman Jayanti is celebrated annually on November 7 to honour the Nobel laureate’s contributions. His discoveries and ...

While veterans’ smoking rates have declined, smoking remains a persistent, deadly issue: About 22 percent of veterans are ...

RTÉ will mark Science Week's 30th Anniversary with a range of future-focused programming and content across television, radio and online from Sunday, 9 to Sunday, 16 November in support of this year's ...

We have two parties who have made totally opposite assertions about the facts, the impact, the health [of women], the ...

When climate scientist Peter Stott checked into his flight from London to Moscow in July 2004, his excitement gave way to ...