Among the winners of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology was Wen Chyan, a 17-year-old high school senior who received a $100,000 scholarship.

Dr. Salpeter was an astrophysicist known for his studies of chain reactions in stars and as a developer of the “Salpeter-Bethe equation” describing how helium changes to carbon.

Dr. Martin Chalfie, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is learning that winning one of the world’s most prestigious prizes does come with perks.

Dr. Martin Chalfie, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is learning that winning one of the world’s most prestigious prizes does come with perks.

This fall, schools in the New York area will test video game prototypes focusing on math and science.

Could a plan being explored to use wind to produce a third of the power for New York City affect weather systems?

A new analysis estimates that a magnitude-5 earthquake in or around New York City occurs on average once a century.

A collection of scientific writings to be auctioned off next week constitutes pretty much a history of science and Western thought.

The World Science Festival in New York City did not go off without a hitch, but the organizers may have created a new cultural institution.

Dr. Attardi was a molecular biologist whose penetrating studies of mitochondria helped explain how cells grow and deteriorate with age.