All Stories by Bethany Brookshire
- Life
Scientists Say: Autophagy
Cells can break down and recycle their parts for later use. This process — called autophagy — won a scientist a Nobel Prize in 2016.
- Science & Society
Women in science study earth and sky
These scientists rock. Meet scientists who study snowstorms, earthquakes, fossils and more.
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Bring kids to the Broadcom MASTERS with a mini grant
Get kids inspired to try their own science projects by bringing them to the Broadcom MASTERS project showcase.
- Plants
Scientists Say: Bromeliad
Bromeliads are plants with long spiky leaves. They are common houseplants, and we even see one in the grocery store — the pineapple.
- Science & Society
Women in ecology, from forests to the sea
These women study everything from the fish in the sea to the bugs on the land, and how all parts of an ecosystem come together.
- Health & Medicine
Why trans fats became a food villain
Trans fats are now known as a dietary villain. But in the beginning, scientists thought they were better than butter.
- Health & Medicine
Healing the world with science and medicine
Some people fear bacteria. Not these women. They are fighting disease with every tool science can give them.
- Plants
Scientists Say: Chlorophyll
Plants can make energy out of sunlight, all thanks to a pigment called chlorophyll.
- Chemistry
Changing the world with chemistry
What does a scientist look like? Meet these amazing women in chemistry.
- Science & Society
Scientists Say: Stereotype
This is a belief or explanation for something. But when beliefs get overly simplified, they may no longer be true.
- Animals
Meet scientists who take on the study of life
What does a scientist look like? Meet these amazing women in biology.
- Space
Women in STEM reach for the stars
What does science look like? These astronomers, astrophysicists and planet hunters are out of this world.
