Women in STEMTell Me More: Talking STEM Education and Bias With the Co‑Founders of The Life of Science "...The dominant narrative is something like 'Who will marry you if you do a Ph.D?' in our society." By Aditi Murti
in 2020?Scientists May Have Discovered an Unknown Organ Hiding in the Throat Researchers think the 'tubarial glands,' which resemble salivary glands under the tongue, are involved in saliva secretion. By Rajvi Desai
Not Quite Noble3 White, Male Scientists Win 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine The Nobel committee continues to ignore the diverse and collaborative nature of scientific discovery. By Aditi Murti
Cooperation Not CompetitionWe’ve Completely Misunderstood ‘Survival of the Fittest,’ Evolutionary Biologists Say The “fittest” is often the friendliest and most cooperative. By Rajvi Desai
Fair And EquitableCovid19 Studies Are Not Taking Sex Into Consideration, And It Could Put Women At Risk “Women are not just small men,” one researcher said. By Rajvi Desai
Heated DebateScientists Just Discovered a Gas in the Clouds of Venus That Might Signal Life Scientists cannot explain how else the gas made its way into the Venusian clouds. By Rajvi Desai
A Whole New WorldNASA Scientists May Have Discovered An Ocean World on Ceres, Between Mars and Jupiter The dwarf planet Ceres is aglow with salt deposits and minerals that point to reservoirs of seawater beneath its surface, NASA's Dawn spacecraft found. By Rajvi Desai
Keepers of Our HistoryWhen We Destroy Forests, We Lose Millennia of Data Chronicling Earth, Human History Forests hold multitudes of data that helps us understand climate change and the effects of habitat destruction. By Akhila Vijayaraghavan
Doing The Absolute LeastScientists Find Deep‑Sea Microbes That Expend The Least Amount of Energy Possible to Exist Scientists said microbes that exist on so little energy - 50 quintillion times less than humans - can expand our notions of what being alive looks like. By Aditi Murti
Clubbed TogetherGermany Asks 4,000 People to Attend Concert as a Coronavirus Experiment German scientists hope to learn more about how to safely host large-scale events amid the coronavirus pandemic. By Rajvi Desai
Growing InequalitiesAmid Covid19, Scientists With Children Are Working 17% Fewer Hours Than Those Without Kids: Study This could have long-term effects on scientists' careers and widen the existing gender inequalities in scientific research. By Anubhuti Matta
Defend Thy BodiesScientists Researching Autoimmune Disorders Prevent White Blood Cells From Attacking the Body White blood cells in individuals with autoimmune disorders return to protecting the body when supplied with an excess of the same molecules they attack. By Peter Cockerill & David C. Wraith The Conversation
In SyncWhy Do Our Eyes Need to Move Together? A learned ability, synchronized eye movement helps us perceive depth and prevent double vision. By Aditi Murti
Skewed ResultsScientists Include More Females in Research, But Still Are Not Analyzing Data Based on Sex: Study This could have serious implications for understanding how diseases, drugs, and vaccines affect males and females differently. By Anubhuti Matta
coronavirusThe Quality of Scientific Research Has Deteriorated Amid the Covid19 Pandemic. Ethicists Explain How to Fix It. Authenticity of results is more important than speed, ethicists from Carnegie Mellon and McGill Universities advise. By Rajvi Desai
Move Over Blue WhalesScientists Have Found the Longest Marine Organism on Australia’s Western Edge Known as a siphonophore Apolemia, it looks like an "incredible U.F.O," a researcher said. By Aditi Murti
A Load Of BullIndian Scientists Slam Centre’s Calls for Research Into Cow Dung Benefits It's a naked attempt by the Indian government to push the narrative of "special status of Indian cows," Indian scientists write. By Rajvi Desai
A Touch Of FrostHow the Sharp and Sudden Sensation of Brain Freeze Happens Brain freezes are short-term headaches that signal to the person to stop what they're doing. By Rajvi Desai