Tag Archives: Women in Science

This Doctor Pioneered Counting Calories a Century Ago, and We’re Still Dealing With the Consequences

In 1909, more than a decade before the 19th Amendment would grant her the right [...]

How Mrs. Edge Saved the Birds

One frosty October morning, I climbed a winding mile-long path to the North Lookout at [...]

A Monumental Portrait of NASA Astronaut Stephanie Wilson Crops Up in Atlanta

While most artists measure their artworks in inches, Stan Herd measures his in acres. For [...]

The World’s Smallest Reindeer Get Their Day in the Sun

Perched on a snow-crusted hill in a glacier-flanked valley known as Reindalen, ecology graduate student [...]

The Unsung Heroes Who Ended a Deadly Plague

In late November of 1932, the weather cold and windy, two women set out at [...]