A University investigation cleared two University of Chicago mathematics professors of wrongdoing after they independently criticized a controversial mathematics paper which consisted of a statistical ...

Deeply entrenched scientific beliefs that for more than a century have explained why more men than women are high achievers because of biology are not backed up by evidence, according to new research ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. One of the more compelling offshoots of evolutionary theory is known as the ...

Over her lifetime, the average female scientific researcher at a New Zealand university earns about NZ$400,000 less than her male counterparts, and less than half of this disparity can be explained by ...

Building the pipeline: PhD graduates are well placed to deal with the misconceptions that school pupils can have about university and higher education. (Courtesy: iStock/monkeybusinessimages) The ...

Comparison of the sexes is as old as contemplative thought. Do men and women differ in aggression? Intellect? Emotional Expression? Empathy? Health? Taste in movies? Statistically speaking, a rich and ...

Paedomorphosis is a major evolutionary process that bypasses metamorphosis and allows reproduction in larvae. In newts and salamanders, it can be facultative with paedomorphs retaining gills and ...