Women In Science
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How a woman helped scientists in understanding the physics of climate change in the 1800s
Eunice Foote’s scientific paper was the first to describe the extraordinary power of carbon dioxide gas to absorb heat – the driving force of global warming.
Sylvia G Dee, The Conversation
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NASA appoints first woman head of its human spaceflight programme
Last month, Kathy Lueders oversaw the journey of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station with crew on board.
Scroll Staff
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Gagandeep Kang becomes first Indian woman to be elected Royal Society Fellow
She is known for her inter-disciplinary research of infections in children and has played important roles in developing vaccines against typhoid and rotavirus.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Anna Mani was a pioneering scientist, so why don’t more Indians know about her?
The physicist and meteorologist, who was born on this date a century ago, is the subject of a new picture book.
Vijaysree Venkatraman
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When CV Raman denied a student admission in IISc because she was a woman
Stories of sexism from the early days of India’s premier science institute.
Deepika S
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Rosalind Franklin still doesn’t get the recognition she deserves for her DNA discovery
It's 65 years since the structure of DNA was first published, but the woman who made that possible remains unknown to many people.
Mark Lawler, The Conversation
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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As ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Annihilation’ show, it’s time for more movies with female scientists
This is what happens when we stop assuming audiences can't handle female-led sci-fi films.
Amy C. Chambers, The Conversation
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Full text: Address sexual harassment in Indian labs, say 165 scientists
They called upon their peers to support the eight complainants who have accused JNU Professor Atul Johri of sexual misconduct.
Scroll Staff
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‘This book is ammunition’, says the writer who exposed sexism and myths about women in science
Science journalist Angela Saini’s new book challenges those who think that women are less intellectually capable than men.
Vivek Tejuja
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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The IITs want more women students but can extra seats be the answer?
The committee is spot-on in framing the problem as rooted in patriarchy, writes an ex-student, but its key proposal may not address the real issue.
Prajval Shastri
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For the first time, three science journals are publishing special issues centred on women scientists
The editions feature articles on and by women in science, whose contributions to the field are under-represented.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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Where are the women scientists, tech gurus and engineers in Hollywood films?
Women are not working in science because there are very few women portrayed in films and on TV who are working in science.
Vivienne Glance, The Conversation
The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate