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Pioneering fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque
Dorothea Bate discovered the dwarf elephant and the myotragus, an extinct goat-like antelope.
September 7, 2026Astronauts set out on rare all-female spacewalk
For the sixth time in history, a team of two women completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
September 2, 2026Nasa boss praises rise of women in science
Dr Nicola Fox says she was one of four women on her science course at university in the 1991.
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Pioneering fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque
Dorothea Bate, born in 1878, had little formal education but a fascination with wildlife and nature A pioneering fossil hunter who was one of the first women to be employed by the Natural History Mus
bbc.co.uk•September 7, 2026
Nasa boss praises rise of women in science
Dr Nicola Fox has seen an increase of women on the university course she did more than 30 years ago The head of science at Nasa has praised the "fantastic" rise of women in science. Dr Nicola Fox, w
bbc.co.uk•July 26, 2026