(AP Photo/Chris Carlson)Dozens of times over four years, researchers have hit on matches that bring closure to families and free the wrongfully convicted
(AP Photo/Chris Carlson)Dozens of times over four years, researchers have hit on matches that bring closure to families and free the wrongfully convicted

This easy-to-search table is based on data released by the state last week
(Edwin J. Torres/Governor’s Office)State Board of Education divided over whether climate change really should be part of every academic discipline

A panel of Trenton lawmakers look for answers
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A state-of-the-art robot is making it easier to create hundreds of advanced materials -- called polymers -- aimed at improving human health.

The science, technology, engineering and math center has sections for robotics, drones, chemistry, computer science and more.

To celebrate National Robotics Week and whet interest for STEM education, middle school students build robots out of Legos.

The global movement known as the Youth Climate Strike demands lawmakers focus on climate change and make it their top priority.

Camden eighth-grade students worked with the Department of Environmental Protection to study the effects of black carbon on health and the environment.

Princeton University hosts its second annual pumpkin toss, a fun Halloween tradition with a scientific twist.

The Conserve Wildlife Foundation is holding training workshops to help teachers incorporate a Falcon Cam into their science curriculum.

Tom Kean and Jim Florio say there’s no room for politics when it comes to protecting the environment.

NASA's rovers have already found evidence on the Mars of ancient organic material, methane and a bacteria that can turn light into fuel.

Zwicker says New Jersey isn't going to wait and see if Congress votes to overturn the FCC's ruling to end net neutrality.

It's official, we've marked the third consecutive hottest year on record. So what's New Jersey's plan to confront it? The state's long-term public education plan ...

The Kennedy Space Center’s Mars rover prototype landed at Liberty Science Center with the goal of inspiring future space explorers.

For three years, 11 research projects studied the brackish Barnegat Bay from top to bottom. At Ocean County College, they revealed their findings.

Syrian orphans under five. Christie wants to block them. The Assembly speaker says they pose no threat. They're at the center of a tug of ...

Union Beach preparing for the next big storm surge. Transitioning to community care. The DREAM Act's first year. Help for the science-challenged. And an assassination ...