Trans people affirmed their gender without medical help in medieval Europe − history shows how identity transcends medicine and law
Restrictions on medical care for transgender youth assume that without the ability to medically transition,…
Why do skiers sunburn so easily on the slopes? A snow scientist explains
It’s extremely easy to get sunburned while you’re skiing and snowboarding in the mountains, but…
New experiments finally prove a long-forgotten theory about how quantum particles spin
What makes something quantum? This question has kept a small but dedicated fraction of the…
what NZ’s forgotten homegrown school computer can teach us about state-led innovation
Some 45 years ago, a team of staff and students at Wellington Polytechnic designed and…
7.7 million female scientists and engineers in the EU – News articles
In 2023, there were 7.7 million female scientists and engineers in the EU, 381 200…
Online brain rot is undermining our ability to tell meaningful stories
I teach a course on the relationship between social media and society at Durham College.…
Tiny splendid peacock spiders have the fastest known jump among their kin – new study
Jumping spiders – one of the largest spider families – get their name from the…
my sniffer team’s surprise findings on what mummified bodies smell like
When we see objects in museum display cases, it often doesn’t tell their whole story.…
Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community
Misinformation about scientific topics, including falsehoods such as vaccines cause autism and climate change being…
How much does scientific progress cost? Without government dollars for research infrastructure, breakthroughs become improbable
Biomedical research in the U.S. is world-class in part because of a long-standing partnership between…