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Social Sciences Jan 23, 2023

Q&A: How Jacinda Ardern's resignation shows that women still face an uphill battle in politics

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Jan. 19, 2023, that she will soon resign from office. "I know what this job takes. And I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice," Ardern said.

Education Jan 16, 2023

Board shake-ups, threats to tenure and money: How conservatives are reshaping colleges

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's decision to overhaul the board of trustees at a progressive public college was his latest move in a larger movement against so-called "woke" education.

Plants & Animals Jan 9, 2023

Two studies identify new strategies for insect control

Mosquitoes spread several diseases, among them malaria and dengue virus. In 2020, about 241 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide, with a few more million cases occurring in 2021. Nearly half the world's population ...

Plants & Animals Jan 4, 2023

Hard to bear: UK's only panda pair to return to China

It was supposed to be a match made in heaven that would produce a cub but after years of trying, Edinburgh Zoo said on Wednesday it is now sending its breeding pair of giant pandas back to China.

Social Sciences Jan 4, 2023

Micro-aggressions are repeated acts that send women backwards. How micro-accommodations can fight back

When I was ten, I was the only female member of an all-boys sports team, and the boys liked to remind me of it, and that it would be better if I just went home.

Economics & Business Dec 13, 2022

The motivational magic of workplace pairings

Much to the chagrin of most managers, the complexity of human psychology does not cease when employees enter the office or log onto Zoom. In fact, complexity seems to be baked into our personality structure. In a widely cited ...

Social Sciences Nov 21, 2022

Why businesses, banks and society still need more women in executive roles

Only nine in the U.K.'s top 100 companies have a woman CEO, a recent report has revealed—part of an "appalling" picture of British business which even in 2022 remains remarkably male dominated. The report, from accountancy ...

Social Sciences Nov 1, 2022

Gender diversity reforms have helped UK company boards, but they are failing in other countries—new research

It may take close to 300 years to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, according to a UN progress report on its sustainable development goals (SDG), Gender Snapshot 2022. This is way off the ...

Ecology Oct 24, 2022

Endangered whale's decline slows, but population falls again

The decline of an endangered species of whale slowed last year, as it lost about 2% of its population, but scientists warn the animal still faces existential threats and is losing breeding females too fast.

Archaeology Oct 21, 2022

A tale of demonic possession and exorcism in 17th-century New France: Can we know what really happened?

During the autumn of 1660, colonists in and around Québec started to report some very strange occurrences.

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