Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself
‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills claim to use science to justify a binary definition of sex based on certain traits. But the biology of sex and gender is not so simple.
Aug. 31, 2023 • ~11 min
Scientists develop test to identify people at risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia and related cancers
The new platform, called ‘MN-predict’, will allow doctors and scientists to identify those at risk and to design new treatments to prevent them from developing
Aug. 24, 2023 • ~4 min
Caroline Herschel was England's first female professional astronomer, but still lacks name recognition two centuries later
Astronomer Caroline Herschel’s work discovering and cataloging astronomical objects in the 18th century is still used in the field today, but she didn’t always get her due credit.
Aug. 21, 2023 • ~8 min
Caroline Herschel was the first female astronomer, but she still lacks name recognition two centuries later
Astronomer Caroline Herschel’s work discovering and cataloging astronomical objects in the 18th century is still used in the field today, but she didn’t always get her due credit.
Aug. 21, 2023 • ~7 min
Diverse teams can improve engineering outcomes − but recent affirmative action decision may hinder efforts to create diverse teams
Diverse teams can not only solve engineering problems more effectively, but the outcomes tend to be more inclusive, as a geographer and feminist scholar explains.
Aug. 15, 2023 • ~7 min
Zebrafish are a scientist's favorite for early-stage research – especially to study human blood disorders
Of the many qualities that make the zebrafish a model organism, the fact that it shares 70% of the genes humans have makes it an ideal candidate for developmental biology research.
Aug. 7, 2023 • ~7 min
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