A look inside the lives of several female authors who used male pseudonyms to shape literature and bypass societal boundaries.

Once their research comes out, who will be quoted in the news coverage? gorodenkoff/iStock via Getty Images Plus Hao Peng, Northwestern University When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S ...

When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an accomplished biologist, he ...

Catonsville, MD, Oct. 10, 2025 — A new study has tested whether hiding authors’ identities in the peer review process makes academic evaluations more fair, reliable and valid. The answer: it’s ...

Are anonymous blog authors as credible as those who write under their real names? A pair of philanthropy blog authors — one who uses his name and one who doesn’t — are debating that question. The ...

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