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Environment Sep 20, 2023

Southern California has the worst smog in the nation. So how do major polluters avoid paying fines?

A coalition of environmental organizations has accused Southern California air regulators of allowing heavy emitters of smog-forming pollution to avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in federally mandated financial penalties.

Social Sciences Sep 12, 2023

Kids have already 'normalized' gender roles by preschool, study finds

So much for the powerful feminist messaging in the new Barbie movie.

Space Exploration Sep 7, 2023

The Astronaut Center of China 90-d head-down bed rest: Overview, countermeasures, and effects

When astronauts enter space, they are exposed to weightlessness. Physiological and psychological challenges are waiting ahead. They may have a puffy face and experience space motion sickness, cardiovascular deconditioning, ...

Social Sciences Aug 23, 2023

Fertility is becoming a workplace issue but employer support can create winners and losers

Since the world's first human baby was born by in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the UK in 1978, over 10 million IVF babies have been born globally. Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have also become even more sophisticated, ...

Economics & Business Jul 18, 2023

As interest rates soar, new study reveals insecure workers are 'trapped' and 42% fear job losses

Researchers from the Work Foundation at Lancaster University say the notion that people are choosing to stay in insecure work for the "perk" of flexibility is flawed—as almost half (46%) would find another job if given ...

Social Sciences Jun 29, 2023

Study finds 1.3 million disabled workers trapped in insecure work in UK

New research by the Work Foundation at Lancaster University reveals 1.3 million disabled workers are trapped in severely insecure work in the U.K.—and 430,000 say they want to work more hours.

Social Sciences May 10, 2023

UK report reveals majority of gig economy workers are earning below minimum wage

As the cost of living continues to spiral, a new report shows more than half of gig economy workers in the UK are paid below the minimum wage.

Social Sciences May 8, 2023

How removing parenting payments when children turned 8 harmed rather than helped single mothers

As the government weighs up whether to extend single parenting payments to parents of children older than the present cutoff age of eight in this week's budget, new information has come to light about what happened when the ...

Social Sciences Apr 28, 2023

Opinion: Why menstrual leave could be bad for women

Spain recently adopted a menstrual leave policy, which makes additional (paid or unpaid) days off work available to "only and all cisgender women."

Environment Mar 3, 2023

Toxic 'forever chemicals' about to get their first US limits

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But experts say removing ...

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