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Soccer study finds 93 percent of fans would support openly gay players

There are over 500,000 professional footballers, yet openly gay players appear almost entirely absent. It is often claimed that the problem lies with an intolerant fan culture, but a new study reveals that 93% of football ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Americans support national clean-energy standard: study

The average U.S. citizen is willing to pay 13 percent more for electricity in support of a national clean-energy standard (NCES), according to Yale and Harvard researchers in Nature Climate Change.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 13, 2012 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (9) | comments 34 | with audio podcast

Spain the dunces in international science test

Spaniards came bottom of the class in an 11-nation science test and nearly half of them could not name a single important scientist in history, a survey showed Tuesday.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

On Facebook, beauty is more than screen deep

Having attractive friends will make you more popular on Facebook, especially if you are a woman, according to a new study that takes Charles Darwin into the domain of cyber networking.

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created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women use strategies to overcome discrimination in large law firms

(Phys.org) -- Women and people from ethnic minorities have to employ special strategies to overcome institutional discrimination when working in large law firms.

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created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Migrant women adapt in economic crises

With the global recession and the food price spike of 2008, one would expect migrants to be particularly affected, but a recent University of Illinois study revealed migrants in at least one Central Illinois county to be ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sweden's largest Facebook study results announced

The surveyed women spend an average of 81 minutes per day on Facebook, whereas men spend 64 minutes. Low educated groups and low income groups who spend more time on Facebook also report feeling less happy and less content ...

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created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cities on front line of climate change

The world's cities face the brunt of climate change but some are starting to respond vigorously to the threat, experts say at a conference here staged ahead of the June Rio summit.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A camera that peers around corners (w/ video)

In December, MIT Media Lab researchers caused a stir by releasing a slow-motion video of a burst of light traveling the length of a plastic bottle. But the experimental setup that enabled that video was des ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

When does planning NOT help consumers gain self-control?

Planning your diet won't really help you gain self-control unless you're feeling good about your weight in the first place, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. And the same goes for saving money. ...

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created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Australians concerned for online privacy: study

Australians have a high level of internet use but are wary of websites that collect too much information about their visitors, a large-scale University of Queensland survey has revealed.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

American public opposes Israel striking Iran: poll

Only one in four Americans favors Israel conducting a military strike against Iran's nuclear program, finds a new University of Maryland poll. Nearly seven in ten (69 percent) favor the United States and other major powers ...

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created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 14

The work-life integration overload: Thousands of researchers weigh in on outmoded work environments

Attracting workers into science and technology fields could be hampered by work-life integration issues according to a new international survey. Drawing data from 4,225 publishing scientists and researchers worldwide, the ...

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created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NIST to expand work on emergency communications to support FirstNet

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will significantly expand its work in support of an advanced wireless communications system for the nation's first responders and emergency workers as a result of ...

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A nation of frustrated home-movers

The downturn in the housing market in the last three years has left the UK a nation of frustrated, unfulfilled house-movers, according to the latest data from Understanding Society, a study of 40,000 UK households funded ...

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created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0