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 ...

Analysis of more than 2,500 science stories revealed that men were quoted more often than women, highlighting systemic gender ...

Five scientists have been named laureates in the programme’s 28th edition, which recognises the excellence of women in ...

Across the world, women consistently outlive men, a pattern that shows up in national life expectancy tables, hospital wards, and even nursing homes. Now a wave of new research is sharpening the ...

From Kevlar to windshield wipers, pulsars to dark matter and radioactivity, women are responsible for countless scientific discoveries and inventions that changed the world — and yet, many of them ...

The concerning research has found that women under-50 who suffer from the sleeping disorder are three times more likely to develop some type of cancer.

The Smithsonian’s portraits of women scientists give us a glimpse into the lives that helped shape modern discovery. Each portrait captures how the women went about bringing change in the science ...

A massive single-cell study has revealed hidden genetic differences in male and female immune systems that may shape disease ...

Introduction: Reading women's silence in the history of science -- Section I: Antiquity to the Middle Ages. Physicians, midwives, and "grannies" ; The supernatural and the sanctified -- Section II: ...