A look at several great women in science — and why so many of them, and their contributions, have been forgotten.

In honor of Women’s History Month and the enduring impact of women in science, The Scientist invited readers to share the names of the female researchers who have inspired them most. From pioneering ...

On this World Footprints episode, Ian and Tonya Fitzpatrick speak to National Geographic Explorer and conservation photographer, Gabby Salazar, to hear about some inspiring stories of women ...

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 ...

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 ...

In her groundbreaking trilogy, “Women Scientists in America,” she told the stories of numerous accomplished but largely invisible women. By Penelope Green Margaret W. Rossiter, a historian whose ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Whether it’s a medicine that has saved countless lives or an equation that helped propel the evolution of ...

In the mid-1960s, a letter arrived in Madras that would stun the global scientific community. It was a personal invitation from J. Robert Oppenheimer, the visionary physicist known as the father of ...