First US Nationwide Estimates of Sexual Minority Representation in STEM Fields
Results suggest a diversity of experiences—with work to be done to achieve parity
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Researchers Develop a Fast, Accurate, Low-Cost COVID-19 Test
Researchers developed an alternative COVID-19 test by leveraging CRISPR-based technology
Nobel Prize-Winning Work Is Concentrated in Minority of Scientific Fields
Of 114 fields, just five account for more than half of Nobel Prizes awarded from 1995 to 2017
How We Can Enhance Research Integrity in Academia
An international team has developed five principles that institutions can follow to measure and reward research integrity, aiming to avoid the traditional "publish or perish" system
Galactic Cosmic Rays Now Available for Study on Earth
NASA has developed a ground-based galactic cosmic ray simulator at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory
Study: Newly Emerged Coronavirus Did Not Jump from Pangolins
The large-scale surveillance of coronaviruses in these animals could improve our understanding of the spectrum of coronaviruses circulating in the wild
How to Detect the Presence of Beer in Ancient Ruins
Researchers reveal a new microstructural marker for malting in the archaeological record
Consumers May Be Wasting More Than Twice as Much Food as Commonly Believed
Widely used estimates don't account for effects of affluence on consumer behavior—and affluent consumers waste more food
Domesticated Wheat Has Complex Parentage
Wild and cultivated wheats from southeast Mediterranean and Turkey interbred during domestication
New Model Shows How Crop Rotation Helps Combat Plant Pests
Simulations incorporate evolutionary theory to evaluate different rotation patterns