A research team working the summer of 2023 off the coast of Dominica when they made the "impossibly rare" observation of a ...

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 ...

Scientists have captured rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth, offering a window into the large mammals' behavior.

A group called “500 Women Scientists,” which launched an online database of female scientists in January 2018, has seen huge interest in the database, registering 7,500 women in less than a year, ...

Researchers uncover significant biological shifts over time with important health implications.

Deep in the rain‑drenched forests of southern India, scientists climbed into old tree holes expecting to find tiny freshwater ...

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 ...

The Fiske Planetarium in Boulder is offering free screenings every Monday of the television series “Cosmos,” followed by a discussion led by astronomer Doug Duncan, who directs the planetarium. The ...

From Rosalind Franklin to Uzma Khan, female scientists’ feats are often ignored or forgotten. The Matilda Project aims to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. A new study finds women's scientific papers are cited less in ...

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.