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The California Science Center has obtained the last authentic space shuttle external fuel tank — pictured in orange below – for its shuttle Endeavour exhibit in Los Angeles. All other such fuel tanks ...

One could argue that the progenitor to infographics (think, data + image) dates back 10,000 years, to a Native American carving of Idaho’s Snake River, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning science ...

Does it really matter if you have a purpose in life? Science says yes. In fact, people who report a strong sense of purpose experience a 15% lower risk of premature death compared with those who say ...

Is there a relation between political views and opinions on science? As America becomes more and more polarized over political issues it’s no surprise that we have become polarized over science ...

Marie Curie was a simply astounding woman. She won the Nobel prize two times. The first time she won it in physics, in 1903, and the second time in chemistry, in 1911. But of course, there was much ...