Why do so few women take on scientific careers?

There were around 8 billion human beings in 2022, 50% of them women. Although there are…

Research team clarifies molecular mechanisms of fungal infections

Fungal infections pose a threat to humans, animals and plants, and can have serious consequences. Together…

Claudia Goldin: Nobel-winning sleuth of the gender pay gap

Claudia Goldin has long thought of herself as a kind of detective within economics, employing tools…

New findings facilitate solar storm forecasting based on dimming of sun's corona

Researchers have developed new methods for using coronal dimmings observed in the solar corona for early…

Vacuum cleaner-effect in fungi can hold nanoplastics at bay

Using micro-engineered soil models, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated the effect of tiny…

Bacteria opt for the best price-to-quality ratio to predict the future

Predicting the future can be a matter of life or death. Just think, every time you…

Models suggest interlinking rivers in India to meet water demand may adversely impact monsoon rainfall amounts

A team of civil engineers and meteorologists at the Indian Institute of Technology, working with colleagues…

Plate tectonic surprise: Geologist unexpectedly finds remnants of a lost mega-plate

Utrecht University geologist Suzanna van de Lagemaat has reconstructed a massive and previously unknown tectonic plate…

DREAM tool for gene therapies uses 'locally sourced' components

Sourcing some materials closer to home may be a good practice not only in the produce…

New analytical tool improves genetic analysis and research accuracy

Rutgers researchers have developed an analytical tool for spotting and omitting stray DNA and RNA that…