How Sexism Held Back Space Exploration

America’s early aerospace engineers ignored computers because they considered programming to be women's work.

• Nathalia Holt
• Jun 11, 2016

The Women Behind the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Among the institution’s earliest employees were female “computers” whose calculations made the first rocket launches possible.

• Nathalia Holt
• Jun 1, 2016

Private Spaceflight and the Legacy of the Challenger Disaster

Thirty years after the shuttle explosion, the U.S. is once again excited about sending civilians into space.

• Nathalia Holt
• Jan 28, 2016

In Search of a Safe Painkiller for Kids

The FDA recently approved OxyContin for pediatric patients. Many believe the decision will harm more children than it helps.

• Nathalia Holt
• Nov 2, 2015

Bump Tracker: Nine Months of Big Data

As marketers chase information about mothers-to-be, growing embryos are tracked with genetic precision that will change pregnancies forever.

• Nathalia Holt
• Aug 12, 2014

Resisting Pediatric Research and Missing Chances for Cures

Is it riskier to give children experimental treatments, or not to?

• Nathalia Holt
• Mar 18, 2014