Black holes have such extreme gravity that not even light can escape. They have been caught shredding entire stars and can ...

Alice Augusta Ball, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1892, became the first woman and first African American to earn a master’s degree in science ... published for a popular audience.

A new analysis finds that black scientists tend to propose projects that have lower rates of funding from the National Institutes of Health than other fields. Ashley started at The Scientist in 2018.

Tyrone Laws is speaking to educators, students and community members about the innovations that came from Black scientists, including his neighbors in what once was South Belmar, now Lake Como.

The first image of a black hole was captured in 2019 by scientists who turned Earth into a giant radio telescope. But what actually are black holes? And what would happen if you fell into one?