Women in Science
High-Ranking Male Biology Professors Train Significantly Fewer Female Students
This might help explain why fewer women than men go on to hold biology professorships
For 100 Years, Female Students Have Gotten Better Grades in Every Subject
Yes, that includes math and science
A Scientist's Gender Biases Mouse Research
Mice are scared of male researchers, but not female researchers, which could affect a huge chunk of biological research
Female Computer Scientists Make the Same Salary as Their Male Counterparts
Only 20 percent of programmers are women, though
Paris Is Adding Two More Women to the Pantheon (New Total: Three)
Since its construction, the mausoleum has been filled with 73 bodies. Only one of them is a woman.
This Does Really Happen: Stereotypes Undermine Performance
Stereotype threat can be hard to prove in real life situation, but here's a really good example of how it works
Ten Historic Female Scientists You Should Know
Before Marie Curie, these women dedicated their lives to science and made significant advances
Is There A "Homer Simpson Effect" Among Scientists?
Despite decades of progress for women in science (and some arguments that no more is needed), the playing field still isn't level
Attack of the Giant Pythons
The Smithsonian's noted bird sleuth, Carla Dove, eyes smelly globs to identify victims in Florida
Jane McGonigal on How Computer Games Make You Smarter
The "alternate reality game" designer looks to develop ways in which people can combine play with problem-solving
A Quest to Save the Orangutan
Birute Mary Galdikas has devoted her life to saving the great ape. But the orangutan faces its greatest threat yet
How Male Elephants Bond
Bull elephants have a reputation as loners. But research shows that males are surprisingly sociable—until it's time to fight
Rosamond Naylor on Feeding the World
The economist discusses the stresses that climate change and a greater world population will have on our food supply
Listening to Bacteria
By studying microbial communications, Bonnie Bassler has come up with new ways to treat disease
Invisible Engineering
Chemist Angela Belcher looks to manufacture high technology out of viruses
What We Know From the Icelandic Volcano
Geologist Elizabeth Cottrell discusses the effects of the Icelandic volcanic eruption and the work of the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program
Henrietta Lacks’ ‘Immortal’ Cells
Journalist Rebecca Skloot’s new book investigates how a poor black tobacco farmer had a groundbreaking impact on modern medicine
Catching a Wave, Powering an Electrical Grid?
Electrical engineer Annette von Jouanne is pioneering an ingenious way to generate clean, renewable electricity from the sea
In Search of the Mysterious Narwhal
Ballerina turned biologist Kristin Laidre gives her all to study the elusive, deep-diving, ice-loving whale known as the "unicorn of the sea"
Gene Therapy in a New Light
A husband-and-wife team's experimental genetic treatment for blindness is renewing hopes for a controversial field of medicine
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