A new era in space exploration dawned Tuesday as a slender rocket shot into the dark Florida sky before sunrise, carrying the first private spacecraft bound for the International Space Station.

Many scientists say it's just a matter of time before we find evidence it exists, and now, anyone can get in on the hunt -- as long as they have a computer.

Clinicians and researchers gathered at Ohio State's Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Third Annual Scientific Meeting to showcase how they are deciphering the Human Genome Projects code using genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and other 'omics' to make predictive, preventative and precision medicine a reality in the 21st century.

Science lessons aren’t just for students, at least not according to the students at Russellville Middle School.

Newly public big data software analytics company Splunk this morning announced that former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has resigned from the company?s board, effective May 18. Thompson recently stepped down from the top job at Yahoo after evidence emerged that he had falsely claimed to have an undergraduate degree in computer science. Thompson also recently ...

LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening legal action against as many as a dozen school districts from Maine to Mississippi unless they stop programs the group says illegally segregate boys and girls into single-sex classes and promote stereotypes. The group also was demanding that Florida's Department of Education launch an investigation into ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With two of its most distracting conflicts resolved in the past week and a half, Yahoo Inc hopes its new interim chief executive can focus on the biggest challenge of all: turning the company into an entertainment and information destination that wins back the advertising dollars flowing elsewhere. While ousted predecessors Scott Thompson and Carol Bartz were seen as ...

George Brown funding part of  $2 million applied research Green Homes retrofit initiativeTORONTO, May 22, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, was at ...

Forget about jet packs. A San Francisco startup is about to bring "Minority Report"-style control to your computer. We might not have jet packs yet, but apparently the ability to control our computers by wiggling our fingers is right around the corner.  Leap Motion , a San Francisco startup, has created a device ("the Leap") that lets you control your computer just my moving your fingers over it ...

Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, experts challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of violence and aggression.

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