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Social Sciences Feb 12, 2024

Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn't

Every year as Valentine's Day approaches, people remind themselves that not all expressions of love fit the stereotypes of modern romance. V-Day cynics might plan a "Galentines" night for female friends or toast their platonic ...

Economics & Business Feb 7, 2024

Gender-diverse boardrooms reduce leaked deal information, research suggests

Research from Dr. Valeriya Vitkova, Senior Lecturer in Corporate Finance at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), has revealed that merger and acquisition (M&A) deals involving target firms with greater boardroom gender ...

Social Sciences Jan 24, 2024

Is AI killing the social media star? How companies are cashing in on virtual influencers

Instagram's rising stars are a new breed of social media influencer. In fact, many of them aren't even technically human.

Plants & Animals Dec 13, 2023

Singapore bids farewell to China-bound panda cub

Singaporeans bid farewell to a two-year-old panda cub on Wednesday as authorities prepared to send him to China where he will join the country's breeding program.

Plants & Animals Dec 7, 2023

Miami aquarium manatees Romeo and Juliet arrive at ZooTampa for care

Two Florida manatees whose living conditions at a Miami aquarium sparked online outrage have been escorted across the state by a caravan of wildlife officials to their new home at ZooTampa.

Plants & Animals Dec 4, 2023

Hard to bear: UK's only pandas return to China

The UK's only giant pandas left Edinburgh for China on Monday after spending 12 cubless years in the Scottish capital.

Plants & Animals Nov 30, 2023

Following worrying rockfish population data, Maryland looks to cancel spring trophy season for 2024

After five straight years of troubling data on the population of young rockfish in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland officials plan to enact emergency regulations canceling this spring's trophy season for recreational anglers.

Social Sciences Nov 24, 2023

Study finds executive pay is influenced by gender stereotypes

Women at the top executive level of large European corporations earn an average of 1.2 million euros less per year than their male colleagues. Top executive pay also depends on whether an executive function is perceived as ...

Social Sciences Nov 23, 2023

Florence Bell died unrecognized for her DNA contributions—decades on, female researchers are still being sidelined

Almost 80 years ago, Florence Bell quietly laid the foundations for one of the biggest landmarks in 20th century science: the discovery of the structure of DNA. But when she died on November 23 2000, her occupation on her ...

Social Sciences Nov 21, 2023

Q&A: New report examines myths hampering advancement of women in workplace, actual barriers and possible solutions

Pervasive myths that paint an overall picture of women having a lesser commitment to their jobs are hampering their career advancement, according to a new report on women in the workplace by McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org, ...

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