With bittersweet emotion, President Obama attended his sixth and final White House Science Fair on Wednesday, witnessing projects from more than 130 bright students, who presented ideas to save the planet, and treat Ebola, reports NBC News.

New research explains why Black and low-income students lag behind more affluent White peers in science. The researchers recommend early exposure to science.

New research explains why Black and low-income students lag behind more affluent White peers in science. The researchers recommend early exposure to science.

"It looks like I'm special, but I'm not. I'm no different from anybody else," Hadiyah-Nicole Green said. "When opportunity found me, I was prepared."

When the parents of two Nigerian immigrants gave birth to a baby boy in 1980, we’re betting they didn’t realize that their son’s name and…

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  These days the “Twitterverse” is inescapable and who can believe that just a decade ago the term “tweet” was still associated with birds. But…

The latest glimmer of hope in the ongoing race to cure AIDS comes from an experimental new gel. Researchers announced this week that a vaginal…

It appears now that Miley Cyrus has taken twerking into the mainstream, people are now interested in the dance and its origins. ABC News actually posted a blog on their health page where they actually had a Ph.D researcher explain what twerking is… Michelle Olson, a professor of exercise science and a certified strength and […]

Kiera Wilmot got good grades and had a perfect behavior record. She wasn’t the kind of kid you’d expect to find hauled away in handcuffs and expelled from school, but that’s exactly what happened after an attempt at a science project went horribly wrong. On 7 a.m. on Monday, the 16 year-old mixed some common […]

Dr. Chris Emdin visits an urban classroom to demonstrate his innovative method of teaching science concepts. He uses hip-hop as a gateway.

  CNN correspondent Soledad O’Brien has been in the trenches reporting on Hurricane Sandy’s impact on the East Coast. She joined the TJMS today to update you on the status of the storm and its impact on cities in the area. Click here to listen

You know how your folks told you, “You are the company you keep?”. You can apparently apply that to the folks that keep you company during couch-potato time. A study has been released that shows watching mean folks on TV might make you a big ol’ meanie too. New research shows that that TV programs […]