One of the first analyses of its kind finds a smaller proportion of men in same-sex couples earn STEM degrees than do men in heterosexual couples. It’s a different story for women.

Male researchers are more likely to describe their work in publications using positive superlatives than their female colleagues are, a habit tied to more citations.

The authors say their results demonstrate the global benefits of studying African genetics.

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.

Students, especially racial minorities, tend to perform worse when professors believe intelligence is fixed

Female PIs apply for fewer grants, but retain support once they get it.

Men received both more and larger grants than women did, ending up with three times as much funding on average.

An analysis of papers published in several surgical journals reveals an overwhelming reliance on male subjects and male-derived cells.