The subject of physics, and giant labs like Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, have usually been the province of men. Yet, the new director of the 5,300-acre BNL, which sits in the middle of ...

Doctors in Brazil discover and confirm that a woman has blood with male chromosomes, a rare case of human chimerism.

If Ellen Swallow Richards, industrial chemist, sanitarian, efficiency expert, science educator, public health economist, nutritionist, proponent of women’s education (and more) had been born a man, ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American It is a regrettable fact that science has ...

Throughout history, Cornell has been a beacon of scientific discovery among higher education institutions. Of Cornell’s alumni, many prominent female scientists have paved the way for women in STEM — ...

An ambitious start-up embodies new optimism that artificial intelligence can turbocharge scientific discovery. An ambitious start-up embodies new optimism that artificial intelligence can turbocharge ...