From AT&T to NASA, women working as computers performed the calculations that made modern science possible. In the early ...

A look at several great women in science — and why so many of them, and their contributions, have been forgotten.

Researchers uncover significant biological shifts over time with important health implications.

The history of science has long been dominated by familiar male names, yet women have made extraordinary contributions that have fundamentally shaped our understanding of the world. Despite their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Friederike Otto, 42, is a climate scientist at Imperial College London, where she is best known for pioneering the new field of ...

From Rosalind Franklin to Uzma Khan, female scientists’ feats are often ignored or forgotten. The Matilda Project aims to ...

In July 2025, Uganda's courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of religious and cultural freedom. For most social scientists and policymakers ...

Chemical engineer Paula Hammond, biomedical engineer Anjelica Gonzalez, and physicist Shirley Ann Jackson, describe their best accomplishments in oral history interviews.

Scientists have captured rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth, offering a window into the large mammals' behavior.

The Graduate Women in Science organization Sigma Delta Epsilon has awarded its highest honor, national honorary membership, to UC Santa Cruz plant scientist Jean Langenheim in recognition of her ...

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.