Online networking tools are pervasive, but why have scientists been so slow to adopt many of them? Michael Nielsen explains how we can build a better culture of online collaboration In your ...

In a recent publication, University of Wisconsin Life Sciences Communication assistant professor Sedona Chinn and University of Michigan Communication and Media assistant professor Ariel Hasell look ...

Despite technology advancements, many scientists around the world are still using tools that are not designed for them. From inadequate spreadsheets to old-fashioned pen and paper, scientists are ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Five groups of ...

The closing quarter of the twentieth century was peak tech innovation in the United States. AT&T’s Bell Labs invented the information age with the transistor and data networking, and many ...

Researchers open up about the unique challenges of starting families during training — and offer tips for juggling the dual demands When I was writing my Ph.D. thesis, all I could think about was ...

Over the course of a school year, elementary school children lose confidence that they can 'be scientists,' but remain more confident that they can 'do science.' Over the course of a school year, ...

The toy maker Mattel recently honored International Women’s Day by making “role model dolls” of women in science, tech, engineering and math jobs, while lamenting that “girls are systemically tracked ...

A slim volume arrived in the mail this spring and captivated me because the author's joy in doing science and experiencing nature spills out on every page. Now the book is published, with a pretty ...