FIRST is the short way of saying the organization's complete name: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

But the NASA rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, are the closest things we have to the space robots of science fiction.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

An examination of Raptorex and its meaning to dinosaur development appeared recently on the Internet version of "Science" magazine.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

David Johnson is a chemistry professor in the State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

He says part of what makes the science cafe successful is that the conversations take place at a restaurant called Herbie's.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

In fact,Science magazine recognized the discovery of "genes for mental illness" as the number two "Breakthrough of the Year."

VOA: special.2009.06.24

The winners in each area of science will share a prize valued at one million four hundred thousand dollars.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

The book is a history of science, professional morals and the human story behind a famous line of cells.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

The group said Congress should support large amounts of money for all areas of forensic science, not just DNA.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

But Howard-Yana Shapiro, head of plant science and external research at Mars, thinks that science could greatly increase the yield.

VOA: special.2010.10.19

Plate tectonics is the area of science that explains why the surface of the Earth changes and how those changes cause earthquakes.

VOA: special.2010.01.12

A report about facial flushing appeared recently in PLoS Medicine, a publication of the Public Library of Science.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

The archeologists published their findings in the online scientific journal PloS One, from the Public Library of Science.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

We see that you know from everyone,they say their interest in science begins before the age of eleven.

VOA: special.2010.04.01