It’s now been two years since Great Women of Science debuted, featuring women who have made notable contributions to science, ...

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 ...

Despite the well-documented achievements of women scientists such as Sally Ride, Katherine Johnson and Grace Hopper, a huge gender gap remains in the fields of science, technology, engineering and ...

Retired headteacher Dr Ian Goodall shared the achievements of Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Dorothy Hodgkin, Rachel Carson ...

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 ...

This Breakthrough Women in Science and Medicine program spotlights the impact of two-time cancer survivor and breast cancer expert Lillie Shockney. Lillie has dedicated her life to breaking down ...

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 ...

Introduction -- Hypatia (350-370 CE-415 CE?) -- Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) -- Wang Zhenyi (1768-1797) -- Mary Anning (1799-1847) -- Ada Lovelace (1815-1852 ...

With additional reporting by Meghan Herbst. Of all the geologists, few were more renowned than the one Willenbring had gone to Boston to study under: 37-year-old David Marchant. Marchant, a scruffy ...

María Eugenia Fumagalli, R&D and innovation director, discusses how Ontex drives advances in product innovation in the private label personal hygiene space. MEF: Go for it! If you’re passionate about ...