The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a nationwide conversation in the U.S. about how much people trust scientists and trained ...

The group 500 Women Scientists was launched after the 2016 election. If young girls can be what they see in the world, then prepare for a new generation of female scientists. The visibility of women ...

Ten great stories about 10 forgotten female scientists that we hope will inspire middle school readers to pursue their own ...

When you think of groundbreaking discoveries in science, the names of Albert Einstein, Marie Curie or Isaac Newton often come to mind. However, many Black female scientists have been just as impactful ...

Less than 30 percent of professors in STEM fields in the U.S. are women, even though women earn 40 percent of all doctorates in science, technology, engineering and math. Credit: Kate Flock for The ...

Julie Gould is a freelance journalist in London, and produces the Nature Careers Podcast. In her role as Vice Rector for research partnerships and collaboration at the University of the Valley in ...

Women scientists often feel intimidated when they begin their careers and have to balance work and family demands, according to a NASA scientist who will make a presentation Dec. 8 in San Francisco at ...

Dubai: The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Middle East Regional Young Talents Program, in partnership with Khalifa ...

One way to encourage women to stay in science and move up to prominent positions is to reward them for their accomplishments. A small percentage of women are being nominated for and winning prizes at ...

For every man older than 110, there are nine women. Before she died in August at age 117, supercentenarian Maria Branyas — the world’s oldest verified person — credited her bonus years not to any high ...

Is science biased against girls and women? This is the first of a two-part series. In this first part, I describe why the answer to this question is not quite as simple as many people seem to assume.