There’s clear evidence that racial discrimination negatively affects the health of people of color over the course of their lives. It’s associated with depression, anxiety, and psychological stress ; it increases blood pressure ; and it has been shown to weaken the immune system . However, few studies have linked single...
In the suburbs of Sydney, garbage bins are the front lines of a messy battle between humans and birds. On one side are raven-size dumpster-diving parrots called sulfur-crested cockatoos; on the other are homeowners who’d like to stop cleaning up after the sloppy eaters. In a new study, researchers detail the arms race between pillaging parrots and frustrated residents, noting both...
When a report last month documented pervasive sexual harassment in the U.S. Antarctic Program , many polar researchers and USAP employees saw it as confirmation of their own experiences. They also said the 25 August report wasn’t the first time the National Science Foundation (NSF), which manages the program through contracts to private companies and commissioned the...
A pillar of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity—and a staple of middle school science class demonstrations—has passed its most stringent test yet. A new space-based experiment aboard the European satellite MICROSCOPE has confirmed with unprecedented precision that masses made of different materials fall at exactly the same rate under gravity....
tudmeak/iStock More women scientists work as professors today than at any time in history. But they’re still underpaid relative to their male colleagues with similar publication records , according to a study of more than 2300 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) faculty members. The findings are “concerning,”...