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How an 18th-Century Female Physicist Broke Boundaries and Inspired the Generations Who Followed
Cristina Roccati graduated from the University of Bologna when few other Italian women earned degrees, and she taught physics ...
Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist 2025: Science, nature, and power feature in works shedding light on ‘human condition’
This year’s finalists explore diverse themes including challenging power, celebrating nature, and the magic of organ ...
Belize officials say three Revere women died of carbon monoxide poisioning
Belize police originally listed their deaths as "acute pulmonary edema." While toxicology tests found no drugs in the women's ...
America's Favorite Sweetener May Have Hidden Cost, Scientists Warn
In May 2023, the World Health Organization ( WHO) recommended against using non-sugar sweeteners like sucralose for weight ...
Congressional Republicans introduce the Defining Male and Female Act
The proposed legislation by Rep. Mary Miller and Sen. Roger Marshall would recognize that there are only two sexes: males and ...
To fight malaria, scientists want to poison mosquitos—with human blood
Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it ...
Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know
Research published in 2020 in the journal Environmental Health Insights showed synthetic hair let off volatile organic ...
Scientists Reveal Surprising Way Pregnancy Changes Your Brain
New research has discovered an unexpected way pregnancy alters the brain—by changing a mother's temperature preferences. A study from the Baylor College of Medicine found that postpartum women prefer ...
New Scientist14h
New Scientist recommends DeepMind documentary The Thinking Game
It was a bold choice to host a preview screening of The Thinking Game, a documentary about AI company Google DeepMind and its ...
The Daily Universe7h
Hands-on workshop teaches STEM skills while honoring women’s history
The Utah STEM Action Center, in partnership with the Women’s History Initiative from the Utah Historical Society, hosted a ...
A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
NEW YORK – An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday.
Science Daily13h
Among older women, hormone therapy linked to tau accumulation, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease
A new study has found faster accumulation of tau -- a key indicator of Alzheimer's disease -- in the brains of women over the age of 70 who took menopausal hormone therapy (HT) more than a decade ...