The University of Alabama and Tuskegee University were two colleges that used funding from a grant that has been terminated.

South African scientists have identified two new breast cancer genes -- RAB27A and USP22 -- in Black women, marking the first GWAS of its kind on the continent. This breakthrough highlights the need ...

Scientists have uncovered a unique mutation on the X chromosome that gives orange cats their signature hue. This rare ...

Scientists have confirmed that there is something unique about ginger-hued domestic felines. In a new study, Stanford ...

The new book, Women in the History of Quantum Physics, spotlights the oft-forgotten contributions of women scientists in the field.

Genetic factors contribute to some 30% of breast cancer cases in SA, necessitating investment in genomic research in African contexts.

Genetic factors contribute to some 30% of breast cancer cases in SA, necessitating investment in genomic research in African contexts.A seminal ...

Any male cat with the mutation dubbed “sex-linked orange” will be entirely orange due to a random deletion of a section of ...

NASA's 'Hidden Figures' awarded Congressional Gold Medals for pioneering space work A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's "Hidden Figures" were honored Wednesday ...

More than half of Black and Latina women in a study in South Los Angeles ... says lead author Dr. Robin Dodson, an exposure scientist at Silent Spring Institute. "These chemicals are in products ...

Officials are trying to learn more about local spawning habitat for massive lake sturgeon, and searching for new locations where the activity is catching on.

Menopause is a bit of a scientific black box. Scientists aren’t exactly sure why women even go through menopause or the purpose it serves. “Humans are one of only a few species, along with ...