Science

NASA

News from NASA. | We typically post in Eastern Time (ET). To convert to UT/GMT, add 5 hours (4 hours during Daylight Saving Time).
2,291,589 followers |

National Geographic

Since 1888, we've traveled the Earth, sharing its amazing stories with new generations. Official Twitter account of National Geographic.
1,897,471 followers |

Wired

Wired's official Twitter feed. Special projects editor @markmcc running the show.
1,443,233 followers |

Mike Massimino

NASA astronaut, mission specialist for STS-125
1,254,630 followers |

Discovery Channel US

Official Twitter account for Discovery Channel U.S.
916,324 followers |

AstrobiologyNAI

NASA Astrobiology Institute: we study life in the Universe!
916,037 followers |

Asteroid Watch

JPL's Near Earth Object Office coordinates NASA's efforts to detect, track & characterize potentially hazardous asteroids & comets that could approach Earth.
873,957 followers |

Brian Cox

Currently working on a book and lecture course at the University of Manchester. About to start filming Wonders of Life for BBC / Discovery Science Channel
699,633 followers |

WIRED Science

Science, space, energy and robot sharks with lasers. Hosted by the Wired Science team: @betsymason, @9brandon, @adamspacemann, @davemosher & @danielaphd.
688,188 followers |

New Scientist

New Scientist is the world's leading science and technology weekly. http://www.facebook.com/newscientist
560,380 followers |

CERN

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is the biggest particle physics laboratory in the world.
538,413 followers |

Science Channel

Thought-provoking updates, insider news and more from Science...show your #nerdtweet pride!
507,488 followers |

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History. Author: Space Chronicle, The Pluto Files,. Host: StarTalk Radio http://StarTalkRadio.net
491,278 followers |

Scientific American

Scientific American Magazine and online, over 165 years of science news
367,165 followers |

Nature News&Comment

The latest science news and opinion from @NatureMagazine. Winner Best Twitter, Online Media Awards 2011, and Shorty Award for science, 2012.
360,362 followers |

science

Science and space news from Writers Write's Science, Space & Robots.
359,998 followers |

NYTimes Science

Science, Environment, Space and Cosmos News From NYTimes.com/Science
317,381 followers |

Reuters Science News

From newly charted astronomical anomalies at the far reaches of the universe to the rise of nanotechnology, nobody covers science like Reuters.com.
316,218 followers |

BBC SciTech

Set up by @mario, supported by backstage.bbc.co.uk
308,944 followers |

DISCOVER Magazine

The best science magazine, in print and online
303,151 followers |

Science News

Covering important and emerging research in all fields of science. Publisher @society4science. Moderator @pwthornton. See also @sciencenewskids.
303,013 followers |

NASA JPL

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages many of NASA's robotic missions exploring Earth, the solar system and our universe. Tweets from JPL's News Office.
296,318 followers |

Guardian Science

News, comment, all that stuff from the Guardian's science, health and environment team
252,858 followers |

National Science Fdn

where discoveries begin [administered by @pffli]
250,548 followers |

Darwin Evolution

A resource in evolutionary biology and all related fields for Year of Darwin 2009 and beyond, for scientists, enthusiasts and anyone else who is interested
246,568 followers |

NASA Kepler

The Kepler Mission is designed to survey our region of the Milky Way galaxy to discover Earth-size planets in the habitable zone.
214,943 followers |

Science Friday

Sci/tech radio program on NPR; video, Twitter (@scifri, @sci_arts) and Facebook/scifri. Got ideas? Write and tweet us @scifri all week and during the show.
212,938 followers |

MarsPhoenix

I dig Mars!
194,274 followers |

CassiniSaturn

Cruising around Saturn, its moons and the magnificent rings
194,199 followers |

The Daily Galaxy

The Great Discoveries Channel: Sci, Space, Tech
187,332 followers |

Phil Plait

Astronomer, author, skeptic, father, punster.
179,279 followers |

Science Museum

Welcome to the Science Museum. Gemma in Marketing/Web writes the tweets and look out for #smnews tweets from our contemporary news team, Antenna
168,425 followers |

Digg Science

Top science stories as they roll across the homepage of Digg.com
162,130 followers |

Spirit and Oppy

Roaming the Red Planet on six wheels since Jan 2004. The official mission Twitter of the Spirit and Opportunity rovers.
152,825 followers |

PhysOrg Science News

Science news, Technology news. Physics, Space, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Math, Electronics, Nanotechnology, Materials, Computers, Health, Earth Science.
139,332 followers |

Dr. Kiki Sanford

Science ninjas unite!
119,879 followers |

carlzimmer

Science writer: champion of underappreciated life forms. New book: Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed http://bit.ly/scienceinkbook
104,428 followers |

LRO_NASA

I am a NASA lunar mission, currently in orbit ~50 km (30 mi) above the Moon!
102,294 followers |

Curiosity Rover

NASA's next mission to Mars. I'm currently en route to the Red Planet. Arrival anticipated Aug. 5, 2012.
101,414 followers |

NMNH

Join us as we explore the natural world and our place in it. Comment policy: http://si.edu/Termsofuse#user-gen
87,475 followers |

NASA HQ PHOTO

NASA Headquarters Photo Department. Washington, DC
80,775 followers |

Discovery_News

DiscoveryNews.com, a Discovery Channel website that covers the latest science news on tech, gadgets, animals, space, adventure, autos, history and earth.
74,712 followers |

Popular Science

Popular Science's Twitter feed, the source for science and technology news from the future. Includes daily blog posts, every article from the magazine and more
61,903 followers |

Science Magazine

The world's leading outlet for scientific news, commentary, and cutting-edge research.
54,110 followers |

Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is the guy behind the SuperSite for Windows. Way behind. :)
53,831 followers |

LiveScience

Science news covering top stories of the day in health, environment, animals, technology and space
42,644 followers |

Science News

Science News for ordinary people. #followback
35,933 followers |

Hubble

Your official Twitter source for things relating to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
32,148 followers |

sciencedaily

Visit ScienceDaily to read breaking news about the latest discoveries in science, health, the environment, and technology.
31,614 followers |

American Elements

Science Technology from American Elements- Nanotechnology, Robotics, AdvancedMaterials, AlternativeEnergy, Lasers, Military, GreenTechnology, LifeScience, Space
31,056 followers |

Institute of Physics

Official twitter account for the Institute of Physics (IOP). Lena from the press office tweets physics news and research, IOP activities and events.
29,180 followers |

LCROSS_NASA

NASA mission to explore the Moon to look for water ice at the poles! And I found it! My mission (and my tweets) ended Oct 9, 2009. But, I'm forever on the moon!
25,319 followers |

Times Science

The inside track on science, health and the environment from The Times (of London), and the journalists who write it
22,786 followers |

Seed Magazine

Science is Culture
22,707 followers |

NASA Lunar Science

Moon science rocks.
22,323 followers |

Space Fellowship

An international news and information network dedicated to the space industry.
22,169 followers |

Physics World

News, views and information for the global physics community
21,427 followers |

Bioscience News

Attempting to relay the top bioscience news. Shoot a message if you have suggestions. Retweet okay.
21,370 followers |

Ed Yong

Science writer, freelancer, geek, husband, creator of Not Exactly Rocket Science. Kidneys belong to employer, views are my own. http://flavors.me/edyong
19,867 followers |

WiSciBlog

The Wiley Life Sciences Blog @ http://wisciblog.com.
19,674 followers |

Science Mag News

The news staff at Science Magazine bring you the hottest science news and stories, served up every weekday.
18,474 followers |

David Bradley

Science news, views, interviews and tech talk from Science Writer David Bradley based in Cambridge, England, UK. First solo book coming soon - Deceived Wisdom.
17,242 followers |

PLoS

PLoS - a nonprofit publisher and advocacy organization with a mission to lead a transformation in research communication
16,881 followers |

Argonne National Lab

As a @ENERGY lab, Argonne delivers science and tech solutions to energy, environment and security challenges. Tweeting for Argonne is web-editor @SoosheBot.
15,335 followers |

Bora Zivkovic

Blogs Editor at Scientific American. Visiting Scholar at NYU school of journalism. Organizer of ScienceOnline. My tweets are my own.
13,911 followers |

Joanne Manaster

Biology lecturer, video science book reviewer, co-host of @sciamblogs- PsiVid. #STS135 #NASAtweetup alum, former international model who LOVES science!
13,358 followers |

Science So What

So let’s look at science: what is it doing for us already? How is it going to drive us to a better future?
12,621 followers |

Andrew Maynard

Scientist with an unhealthy interest in the dark side - policy, communication, engagement, and all that! In “spare time” direct the U. Mich Risk Science Center
12,574 followers |

astroparticle

Find here exciting astroparticle physics news!
12,507 followers |

Fermilab Today

Fermilab's mission is to advance the understanding of the fundamental nature of matter and energy.
12,449 followers |

Armed with Science

U.S. Defense Department's science and technology blog. RTs are not endorsements. You've been SCIENCED!
11,983 followers |

L.A. Times Science

Science and medical news from @latimes. See latimes.com/twitter for more news streams.
11,962 followers |

symmetry magazine

Dimensions of particle physics
10,944 followers |

Biological Science

The latest updates & news from the books, journals & online resources available from the Wiley-Blackwell Biological Sciences subject.
10,396 followers |

Jonathan Eisen

Biologist & blogger w/ #evolution #microbes & #genomes focus; #openaccess & @PLoSBiology advocate; @Harvard @Stanford alum; prankster; cyclist & Prof. @UCDavis
10,094 followers |

TweetMeme Science

Tracking Twitter Science Memes
9,989 followers |

BerkeleyLab

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is an @ENERGY national lab. Tweets by Berkeley Lab's Public Affairs Department.
9,274 followers |

Science Policy News

ScienceInsider has moved! Follow @ScienceNOW for breaking policy and research news from the staff at Science magazine!
9,007 followers |

ScienceBlogs

Where the world discusses science.
8,766 followers |

Telegraph Science

Science news and analysis from The Telegraph
8,591 followers |

Brian Krueger, PhD

Science news site and Blog Network masquerading as a social network for the sciences. Enjoy the news and our science rants.
8,498 followers |

Molly Duggan

The possibilities are endless...
8,422 followers |

KQEDscience

Follow KQED Public Media’s science and environmental coverage from Climate Watch, QUEST and more.
7,645 followers |

PhysOrg Physics News

PhysOrg.com: Physics, Nanotechnology, Materials News Stories
7,405 followers |

Science and the City

The public gateway to the New York Academy of Sciences.
7,133 followers |

Brookhaven Nat'l Lab

Brookhaven Lab delivers science-based solutions for the nation's energy, environmental and security needs.
7,096 followers |

e! Science News

Science News updated by artificial intelligence that scans all major sources around the web
6,918 followers |

Nature Protocols

Nature Protocols is an online resource for authoritative, peer-reviewed protocols.
6,520 followers |

MicrobeWorld

Chris Condayan, Public Outreach Manager, American Society for Microbiology. My tweets and @replies are not official comments or statements from the ASM.
6,162 followers |

NY Hall of Science

New York City's hands-on science and technology center.
6,110 followers |

BIS_Science

To build a dynamic, knowledge based economy BIS draws together the nation's strengths in colleges, research, science and universities.
5,753 followers |

SLAC Accelerator Lab

Photon Science, Particle Physics, & Astrophysics National Lab, since 1962
4,101 followers |

Ars Science News

Science news and analysis from Ars Technica
3,595 followers |

quippd Science News

3,588 followers |

New Science Books

Tweets new science book releases on the day of their publication.
3,273 followers |

scientific wisdom

Science quotes - Wisdom Quotes to challenge and inspire.
2,495 followers |

Science Pond

Scientists on Twitter
2,157 followers |

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