Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Against a backdrop of historical neglect and a ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Across the world's knowledge factories — laboratories, conferences, lecture halls, research roundtables — a familiar imbalance persists. Women ...

Girls and their families are invited to come and explore STEM careers with women who are working in STEM fields through 8 p.m. Friday at the Girls & Science Kickoff Event. It started at 4 p.m. and ...

You might have heard of Lise Meitner. A native of Austria, she was the first woman to become a full professor of physics in Germany. She also helped discover nuclear fission. Yet the 1944 Nobel Prize ...

When I was growing up, menstruation was called “the curse.” It was a curse – once used to enslave women, including barring co-educational pursuits. It took the medical research of one woman, Dr. Mary ...

Batavia High School’s AP Computer Science Principles is earning a diversity award for achieving a high female participation rate. “We’re thrilled to congratulate our female AP computer science ...

The Lost Women of Science, by Melina Gerosa Bellows and Katie Hafner, is an exciting book for young readers that brings to life the stories of 10 remarkable women who changed the world of science but ...