Jessica Watkins made history on Wednesday by becoming the first Black woman launched into space for an extended mission on the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2022
0
226
Women took another step forward in the still male-dominated world of science Tuesday, as American Karen Uhlenbeck won the Abel Prize in mathematics for her work on partial differential equations.
Mathematics
Mar 19, 2019
1
20198
Children's career aspirations are too often based on gender stereotypes, socio-economic backgrounds and TV, film and radio, according to a report involving UCL academics.
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2018
1
441
Role models are important for aspiring scientists, but new research suggests that scientists who are known for their hard work—like Thomas Edison—are more motivating than scientists who are viewed as naturally brilliant, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2020
9
530
Have you heard of "eldest daughter syndrome?" It's the emotional burden eldest daughters tend to take on (and are encouraged to take on) in many families from a young age.
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2023
0
23
The benefits of the 'silver spoon effect' in mongoose pups extend across their lifetime, a new study has shown.
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2019
0
130
It was just four years ago that the social media hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was trending, helping to spark a national outcry regarding the lack of diversity in Oscar-nominated films and Hollywood in general. But it's not just ...
Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2019
0
3
A century old mystery as to why, for some animals, it's the father rather than the mother that takes care of their young has been cracked by scientists at the University of Sheffield and University of Bath.
Plants & Animals
Mar 12, 2013
4
0
(AP) — Sally Ride, who blazed trails into orbit as the first American woman in space, died Monday of pancreatic cancer. She was 61.
Space Exploration
Jul 23, 2012
2
0
Should the baby be named after Grandpa Gustav or the soccer star Ronaldo? Computer scientists from the University of Kassel are coordinating an international competition for an Internet name suggestion machine. The algorithms ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 14, 2013
0
0
