Meet Dr. Gladys West, the hidden figure behind your phone's GPS
Gladys West is one of the reasons why you can receive driving directions from your phone or tag a photo location on Instagram
Maria Goeppert Mayer discovered the magic numbers at the center of atoms
She didn't have a paid professorship until three years before her Nobel prize
Meet Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer
A "prophet of the computer age," she saw the potential for computers outside of pure mathematics
A brief history of psychedelic research, from LSD to psilocybin
A ban long stymied what started as a promising field
Do dogs really, truly understand what we tell them?
Scientists trained some pups to endure MRIs to help find out
That bossy GPS voice isn't actually necessary for navigating
New research suggests our brains update an internal 'cognitive map' when the environment changes
Five facts about Rita Levi-Montalcini, who figured out how neurons grow
She bested anti-Semitism and sexism to have a Nobel-winning career
Meet Mamie Phipps Clark, the social psychologist who helped outlaw segregated schools
She became the first black woman to earn a PhD in psychology from Columbia University
These researchers want to stop treating depression with trial and error
A promising startup is using deep learning to tailor treatments to patients
5 facts about Marie Curie, chemist, physicist, and Nobel legend
She was the first woman to win one – much less two – Nobel Prizes
Can we reverse the effects of drugs on developing brains?
These researchers are trying to find out
We're beginning to understand why spinal cord tissue is so hard to heal
A group of recent findings may eventually pave the way for better treatments