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Around the world, teenage boys outperform girls on mathematics tests, and men are more likely to pursue related careers — despite baby boys showing no superior sense of numbers or…
In 2019, I met the health minister of a populous nation. After spending 30 minutes discussing the country’s dementia statistics, the minister politely stopped me mid-sentence — and asked whether I…
Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with researchers at the Macau University of Science and Technology.Credit: Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Alamy In central China, the largely rural county of Gulin in Sichuan…
The Trump administration has issued travel restrictions for 19 countries.Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Scientists have been quick to react to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new version of the…
The Pacific Ocean’s seabed is rich in critical metals such as cobalt and nickel. Yet deep-sea mining of these materials, which are used in many technologies, threatens the region. If…
International waters, also known as the high seas, make up 61% of the ocean and cover 43% of Earth’s surface — amounting to two-thirds of the biosphere by volume. They…
You have full access to this article via your institution. Small-scale fishers, including this one fishing along the Oubangui River in Central African Republic, support hundreds of millions of people…
US President Donald Trump last week laid out one of the biggest challenges ever for NASA — to land the first humans on Mars. But his detailed budget request for…
In Senegal, the sound of the waves shapes daily life. From our canoes, small-scale fishers like me supply local markets with a steady source of food, in a context in…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that the US government would “aggressively” revoke visas for Chinese students.Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and science laboratory leaders are…