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From DNA to nuclear physics, women made landmark discoveries only to be written out of history. This feature explores the Matilda Effect, traces erased contributions with real cases from India and ...

The latest round of strategic seed funding is propelling innovations in imaging, brain health, autoimmune therapies, and more ...

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SpaceX shifts focus to creating a self-growing lunar city before Mars, according to Elon Musk. Additionally, radar data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft has unveiled a large underground lava tube on ...

The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists today announced the Finalists for the 2026 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom. The Awards recognise scientific advances by UK ...

Dr. Simon Grelet, with the University of South Alabama's Mitchell Cancer Institute, has identified a novel mechanism by which neurons transfer mitochondria — the cell’s energy-producing structures — ...

As the year prepares to take off, let’s take a moment to reflect on the scientific discoveries that have already made it so ...

Most of what you think you know about the brain is out of date. In this video, we walk through recent discoveries that are ...

T o make good decisions on any question the public needs to be well-informed, something not so easily accomplished in America’s schools. That is a key point made by Michael Kent, a recently retired ...

Fossils from a Moroccan cave have been dated with remarkable accuracy to about 773,000 years ago, thanks to a magnetic ...

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