A shocking 79% of female scientists have negative experiences during polar field work
Every day, women are working on frontier science in Earth’s unforgiving polar environments. Our study,…
From cycling to sex, skin patches promise to make their mark
What do cycling, showering and making love have in common? All three activities prove the…
Female giraffes drove the evolution of long giraffe necks in order to feed on the most nutritious leaves, new research suggests
Everything in biology ultimately boils down to food and sex. To survive as an individual…
Cyberflashing is a form of gendered sexual violence that must be taken seriously
Sexting — sending sexually suggestive or explicit messages and images — is now a widespread…
Fresh water and key conditions for life appeared on Earth half a billion years earlier than we thought
We need two ingredients for life to start on a planet: dry land and (fresh)…
Documenting the world’s largest prehistoric rock art in South America – new study
We weren’t the first to lay eyes on the engraving since it was carved into…
Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on what life is like on Earth?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…
Why the future of democracy could depend on your group chats
I became newly worried about the state of democracy when, a few years ago, my…
Community broadband provides a local solution for a global problem
According to a 2023 study by the International Telecommunications Union, approximately 2.6 billion people are…
Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this
Last week, at a conference in Geneva, the member states of the World Intellectual Property…