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Women and girls in science: exploring the challenges facing female scientists today
This year, on the International Day for Women and Girls in Science (11 February), UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and ...
Biological secrets of world's oldest woman, Maria Branyas Morera, revealed after death
A study of a woman who died in 2024 as the oldest person on Earth attempts to untangle the factors that enable some people to ...
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2,200-year-old grave in China contains 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' whose teeth were painted with a toxic substance
Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...
At Age 76, Jeannie Rice Just Keeps Running Fast. Now, Scientists Finally Know Why
Rice, who ran a world record in the marathon in the 75-79 age group last year, has an incredibly high V02 max.
Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist 2025: Science, nature, and power feature in works shedding light on ‘human condition’
Science, nature, and power feature in works shedding light on ‘human condition’ - This year’s finalists explore diverse ...
True face of ‘alien’ reconstructed by scientists after bizarre 1,500-year-old elongated skull found buried in village
TOP scientists have finally recreated the face behind a 1,500-year-old “alien skull” discovered more than 50 years ago in ...
Three-fourths of polled American scientists say they are considering leaving U.S.
Trump administration scientific research budget cuts appears to have prompted some 75% of polled scientists to say they're ...
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How an 18th-Century Female Physicist Broke Boundaries and Inspired the Generations Who Followed
Cristina Roccati graduated from the University of Bologna when few other Italian women earned degrees, and she taught physics ...
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1,500-year-old skeleton found in chains in Jerusalem was a female 'extreme ascetic'
told Live Science in an email, but "it's much rarer to find accounts of women using chains in the same way." The person appeared to be between 30 and 60 years old at the time of death, but the ...
The global challenge of iron deficiency – and why scientists can't agree if supplements are the answer
A lack of this vital nutrient is one of the world's leading causes of disability – but exactly when it becomes a problem, and ...
At 76, This Runner Keeps Getting Faster. Scientists Were Perplexed—Until Now.
In the resulting case report, which was published last month in the Journal of Applied Physiology, the authors shared that Rice has the highest V02 max (47.8) ever recorded for a woman aged 75 years ...