Are you the type that would rather gaze at the planets and stars than discuss politics at the Capitol? Or maybe some of your most treasured childhood memories involve a chemistry set and making that ...

Focusing on the futuristic tech that appears in sci-fi without paying attention to the actual point of the story is a big ...

My Forbes articles are inspired by many different things. This one was inspired by browsing social media and seeing that my colleague Brian McNoldy had posted a really neat analysis of near-surface ...

Last month, on the day thousands participated in the March for Science both in Iowa and nationwide, Iowa State University student Grace Vaziri was working out in the field — actually doing science — ...

In September of 2015, 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed showed up to his high school with a clock he’d made himself. A science nerd who loved to tinker, he brought in the clock and got some praise from his ...

Joe Vinson keeps a homemade replica of Tom Servo from "Mystery Science Theater 3000" on his desk at work. Vinson, like millions of people around the world, is a longtime fan of "MST3K," and watched ...

Rep. Don Beyer proudly claims the title of “science nerd,” though he admits he lacks the specific technical knowledge to correct misleading scientific statements at a recent House Science, Space and ...

Nerds are so annoying! (To buy gifts for! We love and/or are nerds.) They tend to be practical to the point of persnicketiness, and picky to boot. Want to get them a sweet new bag for their commute?

Awesome Con provided an opportunity for science fiction and real-life science to play off of one another. The Robot from Netflix's Lost in Space reboot (center) illustrates the former, while the NASA ...

The past decade has seen a surge of global collaborations between science and fashion. We’ve seen the rise of online stores selling science clothes ranging from quirky to couture, such as MySciGear’s ...

You don't have to be as awesomely nerdy as Tina Inman to attend the Pensacola MESS Hall's "Nerd Night: Build and Brew" soiree on Friday. Let's face it — most won't have the credentials of a person ...

On the surface, “Science Fair” looks like it’ll be just as earnest and straightforward as its title, focusing on the bright students of today as they compete in the annual International Science and ...