Science news articles about 'female scientists'

... announced the results of a poll revealing the most inspirational female scientists of all time. Nuclear physicist and chemist ... , the primatologist (2.7 per cent) were the only scientists in the top ten to have research published in recent ...

... community – the extreme imbalance between the visibility of its male and female scientists. Only 20% of the university's articles studied ... were led by authors from other universities. "The percentage of documents with female involvement is very low when compared to the overall ...

Two-thirds of the British public are unable to name a famous female scientist, according to a poll organised by the Royal Society.

Women scientists must confront sexism when competing for awards that recognize their research, according to a new analysis ... Foundation and sponsored by the Association for Women in Science found that female scientists win service or teaching awards ...

Awards for young female scientists in developing nations are giving them motivation and global acclaim.

Discovery of the most intact female pelvis of Homo erectus may cause scientists to reevaluate how early humans ... erectus fossil bones that can be identified as those belonging to a female. Scientists had thought early adult Homo ...

NEW YORK, May 19 (UPI) -- A national survey commissioned by L'Oreal USA finds 65 percent of U.S. adults cannot name a single famous female scientist.

Although women continue to face inequalities in salary, prospects for female scientists and engineers at major research universities have improved.

... in animals with high nutrient demands, such as lactating females. Scientists at the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology in Vienna suggest that this is due to active control of maternal ...

... up proposals that could force the departure of Britain's most prominent female scientist from her position as its director.Lady Greenfield, head of the Royal Institution, was appointed a decade ...

... after losing her job as directorBritain's most prominent female scientist is to sue one of the country's greatest scientific institutions for sex discrimination after losing her job ...

Male molly fish in Mexico wear a sexy moustache that makes makes them more attractive to females, scientists discover.

... of Men and Women." According to the survey, "a lower percentage of female scientists have children, and of those who do have children, they have fewer ... suggest that experiences of parenthood are different for male and female scientists, that women who have successfully pursued academic ...

... (ASD) affects four times more males than females. Scientists discovered that males who carry specific alterations of DNA on the sole X-chromosome they carry ...

... has revealed a possible unexpected side effect of antioxidants: They might cause fertility problems in females ...