As a Navy mathematician in the 1950s and beyond, she played an unheralded but foundational role in making possible the global satellite-based mapping system.

A list of 72 female scientists to be engraved on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, has been finalized. According to Le Monde on the 26th (local time), the Paris City Government received the candidate ...

There's something uniquely frustrating about the world of scientific discovery. We celebrate the names we know, the heroes ...

The start of a reproductive revolution? A novel technique to “rejuvenate” human eggs may dramatically improve IVF success rates in older women, scientists say. “We have been able to achieve the first ...

Scientists are making inroads in understanding one of the central mysteries of human reproduction: Why do women’s eggs deteriorate as they age? The broad strokes have been well-known - the ticking of ...

Scientists discovered that a subtle behavior by the female of the species dictates whether the quick-fire procreation process is successful. The American research team say their findings may improve ...

Last week was a holiday week with fewer days of school for my kids, so I decided to do a little experiment with them and the other kids on our street who were willing to participate. What I asked them ...

Historically, the Zambezi River in Southern Africa was believed to begin its journey at a spring in northwestern Zambia. A new study suggests the river actually starts off in a shallow depression in ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new JAMA Oncology study found that women who consumed more ultra-processed foods had a higher chance of ...

It was 2012 when Love Dalén, a paleogeneticist at Stockholm University, first laid eyes upon a special specimen on a lab table in eastern Siberia. "Our Russian collaborators said, 'Come here into this ...