Today, we celebrate the birthday of one of the most important human beings to walk the face of the Earth. On this day, in 1642, Sir Isaac Newton was born. He would be 371. Newton was a physicist and ...

Science texts aren't normally top earners at auctions, but Christie's just proved that there are major exceptions to this rule. The auction house has sold a first edition of Isaac Newton's 1687 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The discovery suggests that “Principia” had a stronger impact on Enlightenment science than previous research suggested. By William J. Broad It had a reputation for unreadability. As its author walked ...

A 17th-century manuscript written by Sir Isaac Newton that was held in a private collection for decades is being placed online, offering a fascinating glimpse into the work of the celebrated physicist ...

Was the scientist Isaac Newton a grandfather of the American Revolution? When Newton published his revolutionary new theories of gravity and motion way back in 1687, I’m sure he didn’t expect it to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For science ideas to catch on, they had to be promoted. Hulton Archive via Getty Images People often see science as a world apart: ...

Sir Isaac Newton, a pioneer in physics and mathematics, famously stated he could calculate celestial movements but not human ...