Women engineers are underpaid for their contributions to technical activities, due to cultural ideologies in the engineering profession, according to Rice University research.
Apr 30, 2013
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The children of migrants to Australia are more trusting than those whose parents settled in America, University of Melbourne research has found.
Apr 29, 2013
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Coastal communities and beachfront property owners often respond to erosion by adding sand to restore local beaches. But beach nourishment alters shoreline dynamics, not only at the replenishment site but also in adjacent ...
Apr 23, 2013
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(Phys.org) —You're not done with high school when you go to college, according to a new study of student culture.
Apr 03, 2013
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The rise of developing nations has cut poverty while the combined economies of Brazil, China and India are on a path to overtake wealthy nations, but failure to act on climate change could reverse those gains, ...
Mar 14, 2013
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Female professors are almost 50 percent less likely than their male counterparts to be invited to join corporate scientific advisory boards (SABs) and start new companies mainly because of gender stereotyping, says University ...
Mar 12, 2013
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New research shows the dramatic gap in household wealth that now exists along racial lines in the United States cannot solely be attributed to personal ambition and behavioral choices, but rather reflects policies and institutional ...
Feb 27, 2013
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(Phys.org)—When a person living in the U.S. without legal permission or suspected of doing so is involved in a work-related lawsuit, most courts disregard their immigration status when determining remedies, says a study ...
Feb 11, 2013
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Women earn less money than men the more the sexes share the same occupations, a large-scale survey of 20 industrialised countries has found.
Dec 18, 2012
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Wide-scale tax evasion in Greece accounts for 28 billion Euros in unreported taxable income –just among the self-employed, according to a new study, "Tax Evasion Across Industries: Soft Credit Evidence from Greece," by ...
Dec 18, 2012
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Norman Rockwell defined the winter holidays for an entire generation with his depictions of rosy-cheeked children and their doting parents set against a heartfelt winter wonderland.
Dec 12, 2012
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Inner city Australians enjoy a higher standard of living, higher incomes and are more socially engaged than their suburban and rural counterparts, according to new research from UNSW's Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC). ...
Dec 12, 2012
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The clash over music royalties for Internet radio moved to Capitol Hill Wednesday, as lawmakers opened debate on a proposal to revamp the fee system.
Nov 28, 2012
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Climate change is affecting all regions in Europe, causing a wide range of impacts on society and the environment. Further impacts are expected in the future, potentially causing high damage costs, according ...
Nov 26, 2012
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Income inequality has become a major topic of discussion over the last year and yet consensus on what (if anything) should be done about it seems elusive. New research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the ...
Nov 02, 2012
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