Science

Want a sign that business is hiring? For the first time since 2008, federal officials expect the 85,000 visas for foreign skilled workers will be snapped up in just a few days.

A radio postcard from the annual Intel Science Talent Search, which gathers together high school students from around the country to show off their innovations.

The sequester may have immediate impacts on federal workers, the unemployed, and federal aviation personnel — but what will be its long-term effects?

A lab at Duke University has taken us one step closer to mind-melding, using rats.

11 scientists are $3 million richer than they were earlier this week thanks to the new 'Breakthrough Prize' awarded by Silicon Valley tech titans including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

New research indicates that the main protection against the mosquito, DEET, may not be as effective as originally thought.

Scientists are looking to take advantage of the vast population of cellphone users to collect data.

The British government is plowing more public money into a miracle new substance. Graphene is said to be the lightest, thinnest and strongest material known to man. It was developed in Britain and could revolutionize high-tech manufacturing.

We spend a third of our lives doing it — or at least, we're supposed to. Eight hours a night — we've been hearing that for years, but come on — who can do that?

In his remarks yesterday, the European Central Bank's Mario Draghi compared the evolution of the euro to that of a bumblebee. Entomologists say that's a confusing metaphor.