Why it's not empowering to abandon the male pseudonyms used by female writers

In a letter to James AH Murray in 1879, the writer ME Lewes wrote “I wish…

Scientists on Arctic mission make unplanned detour to pole

A German icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international expedition in the high Arctic has reached…

Nature and nurture both contribute to gender inequality in leadership, but that doesn't mean patriarchy is forever

Kamala Harris’ candidacy as vice president of the United States provoked familiar criticism, based in part…

'All things will outlast us': How the Indigenous concept of deep time helps us understand environmental destruction

The bushfire royal commission is examining ways Indigenous land and fire management could improve Australia’s resilience…

Modeling avalanche protection in forests

Two EPFL students have compared the ability of a forest in Vaud Canton to protect against…

Alaska's salmon are getting smaller, affecting people and ecosystems

The size of salmon returning to rivers in Alaska has declined dramatically over the past 60…

California battling power drain, wildfires during heat wave

California staved off another round of rolling blackouts but faced a renewed threat Wednesday from a…

OCT-based technique captures subtle details of photoreceptor function

Researchers have developed a new instrument that has, for the first time, measured tiny light-evoked deformations…

Amazon continues to burn in 2020 despite promises to save it

A year ago this month, the forest around the town of Novo Progresso erupted into flames—the…

2 strong earthquakes shake western Indonesia; no tsunami

Two powerful and shallow undersea earthquakes shook western Indonesia on Wednesday, causing panic but no immediate…