People with sickle cell disease are less likely to get kidney transplants than those without
Sickle cell disease predominantly affects Black populations, and kidney transplants can save their lives
New study shows how using machine learning in healthcare worsens inequality
Predictive models lack the necessary context to interpret the data they are given
Empathy is key to overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
COVID-19 vaccines are an enormous feat. Their use will hinge on explaining how it was done
US prisons are an experiment that lets COVID-19 run wild
Unable to social distance and without aid, prisoners are at the virus's mercy
Museums and summer camps are excluding non-white people
Unbarred by school district lines, informal science education isn't equally accessible
The EPA is unleashing the pollution that makes people vulnerable to COVID-19
Breathing in pollution directly worsens coronavirus outcomes. Regulations keep getting loosened
A new comprehensive report shows how women in STEM face huge disadvantages
A prestigious medical journal provides overwhelming evidence for systemic barriers
Billionaires are rushing into biotech. Inequality is following them into science
'Free-market philanthropy' raises yet more questions about the future of American public research
Three facts about Helen Rodríguez-Trías, pediatrician-turned-healthcare activist
She pushed to end sterilization, legalize abortion, and give poor people access to quality healthcare
I crush stalagmites from protected caves. What can I do to give back?
Scientists should do more with the communities where they work, a cave researcher writes
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The hidden costs of fieldwork are making science less diverse
Here are five practical ways to start fixing the problem
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The Republican tax plan would hurt students and young people. We can't let it pass
Making tuition waivers taxable would keep students out of the middle class the proposal claims to protect
Five facts about Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space
Two decades before Sally Ride, a Soviet woman rose from obscurity to become the first female cosmonaut