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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

STEM workers play a vital role in America’s innovative and global competitiveness, and the need to cultivate a talented STEM workforce has never been greater. One area ripe for growth is women in STEM ...

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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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — For many kids, summer break is a time to goof off. But some D.C.-area middle school girls just wrapped up a weeklong program focused on building computer science skills. “I’ve been ...

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) ...

Girls and their families are invited to come and explore STEM careers with women who are working in STEM fields through 8 p.m. Friday at the Girls & Science Kickoff Event. It started at 4 p.m. and ...

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 ...