The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.

A Barbie modelled on female astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has been released, to inspire girls to make a career in STEM. It’s been 50 years since man first stepped on the moon, but it was only ...

Barbie and Virgin Atlantic’s new collaboration aims to shed light on male-dominated careers for young girls. Once upon a time, Barbie was a thin, white plastic doll with cascading blonde hair ...

Her Barbie is one of six to honour women working in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem). The others include an Australian medic who helped create a reusable gown for health workers ...