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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...