In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers found that an outdoor science program was linked to higher average science grades and an increase in a measure of science knowledge for a ...

U.S. innovation depends on getting more girls in computer science classes and careers--here's how to encourage more participation The nation needs to engage more minorities and girls in computer ...

Researchers, psychologists, and educators have spent years trying to decipher the riddle of nature vs. nurture, and when the topic is male and female students’ abilities in math and science, the ...

CBS Colorado celebrates Girls & Science throughout the month of March. Studies show that as girls enter their teenage years, confidence declines in their ability to do well in the STEM fields. That is ...

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated annually under the observance of the United Nations General Assembly to promote equal participation of women inthe Science, Technology ...

On Monday, girls attending Wesleyan University and Middletown Public School’s Girls in Science camp were asked to draw a scientist. Many drew Albert Einstein or mad scientists sporting smoking beakers ...

Last year, Girl Scouts introduced space science badges, developed by the SETI Institute in partnership with GSUSA, for Daisies, Brownies, and Junior Girl Scouts. In just one year, more than 68,000 ...

How many girls were in your science and math classes? The answer depends on when you were in school, of course because the share of girls studying science, technology, engineering, and math has ...

Huong, 15, competes at the Golden Gate Science Olympiad in Air Trajectory, which requires a build that uses the gravitational potential energy of a falling weight to launch a ping pong ball at a ...

Last month, the Australian Academy of Science published a report showing the COVID-19 pandemic would disproportionately affect women in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) ...

Children as young as age 6 develop ideas that girls are less interested than boys in computer science and engineering—stereotypes that can extend into the late teens and contribute to a gender gap in ...

DENVER (CBS4) - This year's Girls & Science event hosted by CBS4 and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science kicks off this weekend in a unique way. It's the 7th year for the event, but rather than the ...