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

Born in 1907, Patrick made a major scientific breakthrough at a time when female scientists were often overlooked and ...

Chemical engineer Paula Hammond, biomedical engineer Anjelica Gonzalez, and physicist Shirley Ann Jackson, describe their ...

Gardening as we know it today didn’t evolve by accident. Many of the practices that we take for granted, like organic methods, ecological planting, and even how we observe plants, were shaped by women ...

While Marie Curie dominates the conversation, there have been many other brilliant women who have pursued science over the years. Harold Clements / Daily Express / Hulton Archive / Getty Images; The ...

Climate research currently has a wide range of new tools at its disposal. This has sparked a debate about the merits of each and raised the question of which path should be taken. Five climate ...

Many women scientists are staying silent online—and it could be costing them professionally. A new University of Michigan study finds that women are about 28% less likely than men to promote their ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

If you are a woman working in biomedical and life sciences, you may have longer to wait for your academic paper to appear in print than a comparable paper authored by a man. According to research ...