National Geographic Explorer and conservation photographer Gabby Salazar joins Ian and Tonya Fitzpatrick on this World Footprints podcast episode to talk about her powerful new book, No Boundaries—a ...

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 ...

Rochester Institute of Technology is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Optical Society (OSA), locally and nationally, with a symposium featuring female scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs ...

In July 2025, Uganda's courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of religious and cultural freedom. For most social scientists and policymakers ...

A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration.

Academia isn't strong on gender equality. Women are underrepresented throughout, in the research workforce and even more so as leaders in scientific organizations. This is true for science academies ...

Traumatic experiences can cause memory problems, and estrogen may be a key factor that shapes the brain's resilience against ...

“The more women push for senior roles, the harder it will be to ignore them.” The expert guidance of both men and women throughout her career has been so important that Dr. Priscilla Kolibea Mante now ...

Caroline Simard discussed an Anita Borg Institute and Clayman Institute study, Climbing the Technical Ladder, 1 which looked at technical women in Silicon Valley high-tech companies. Population ...

Is science biased against girls and women? This is the first of a two-part series. In this first part, I describe why the answer to this question is not quite as simple as many people seem to assume.