“We were each put on earth to torment the other,” says cognitive scientist Steven Pinker of Elizabeth Bates, a psychologist... more

Melba Phillips, who grew up on a farm in Indiana at the turn of the 20th century, was one of... more

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was in her early 20s when she figured out what the stars are made of. Both she and... more

The year is 1897 and Annie Maunder, an amateur astronomer, is boarding a steamship bound for India from England. Her... more

In this episode of Lost Women of Science Conversations, Michelle Nijhuis talks to historian Catherine McNeur about how she rediscovered... more

While working at the Salk Institute in California, Ursula Bellugi discovered that sign language was made up of specific building... more

Katharine “Kay” Way was a nuclear physicist who worked at multiple Manhattan Project sites. She was an expert in radioactive... more

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In the first of a new series we’re calling Lost Women of Science Conversations—and a fitting choice for Black History... more

Sara Little Turnbull was a force in the world of material science and industrial design. It’s safe to say most... more