Mathematician Grigori Perelman solved the Poincaré conjecture, and then rejected the $1 million prize that came with it.

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Scientists who win Nobel Prizes become "visible scientists" - getting "almost bulletproof prestige and a reputation that can open just about any door," writes Massimiano Bucchi in The MIT Press Reader ...

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Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything has sold millions of copies since its initial publication in 2003, but a ...

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Johann Strauss II's popular orchestral piece "By the Beautiful Blue Danube" has been inextricably linked to space since it was used in the 1968 classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The waltz played as ...

An 8,000-acre nature preserve in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta — one of the most biodiverse places on Earth — will be named for one of Alabama’s most famous scientists: E.O. Wilson. The Nature ...

What happens when venture capital and government pull back from science entrepreneurs at the same time? Many scientists think we’re about to find out, and are looking at how we can preserve our ...