women in STEM
The Nobel-Prize-Winning Chemist Who Pioneered Gene Editing
Dr. Jennifer Doudna, who discovered CRISPR’s gene-editing power, wants the technology to be standard of care for severe genetic diseases.
The Engineer Using Science to Build a Better World After Coronavirus
Dr. Pinar Keskinocak is using her eclectic expertise and positions of leadership to fix crucial flaws in global operations, all while elevating the next generation of scientists.
'Hidden Figures' Mathematician Katherine Johnson Defined Her Century and Left a Legacy for Ours
Johnson, the inspiration for the film 'Hidden Figures,' graduated university at 18 and calculated orbital flight trajectories for the Mercury and Apollo programs. She died on Monday at age 101.
Sexism Is Not the Reason NASA Called Off the First All-Female Space Walk
“An individual may find that their sizing preferences change in space.”
A Rover Named After DNA Pioneer Rosalind Franklin is Headed for Mars in 2020
“This name reminds us that it is in the human genes to explore.”
This Food Scientist Wants to Save Lives With a Hypoallergenic Peanut
Hortense Dodo has pioneered a process for engineering safer peanuts that can prevent deadly reactions.
Jane Goodall Is on a 'Mission to Save the World'
The legendary anthropologist and conservationist spoke to Radio Motherboard for the premiere of ‘Jane,’ a new documentary on her early career.
A Teen’s International Space Station Experiment Will Help Us Colonize Mars
15-year-old Alia Almansoori got to watch her experiment get launched into space Monday.
Advocates Rally Around Afghan Girls' Robotics Team Denied Travel Visas to US
An online petition calls on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to grant visas to six Afghan girls invited to compete in Washington, DC this month.
Sexist Comments Spark Outrage at Major Astronomy Festival
A panelist at Starmus said he trusts Siri with a "male" voice.
Machine Learning Reveals Systematic Sexism in Astronomy
Male astronomers are cited 10 percent more frequently than female astronomers in leading journals.
Kendra Kuhl Is Building a Device That Turns Pollution Into Products
The CTO of Opus 12 has been trying to help the environment since she was a grad student.