As the global population hits seven billion, experts are warning that skewed gender ratios could fuel the emergence of volatile "bachelor nations" driven by an aggressive competition for brides.
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2011
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In certain turtle species, the temperature of the egg determines whether the offspring is female or male. But now, new research shows that the embryos have some say in their own sexual destiny: they can move around inside ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2019
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The creation of all-male or all-female groups of animals, known as monosex populations, has become a potentially useful approach in aquaculture and livestock rearing.
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2019
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Thinking about sex and gender would help scientists improve their research, a new article published today argues.
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2019
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We may take it for granted that the sex of an animal is established at birth and doesn't change.
Plants & Animals
Jul 10, 2019
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Tweets about political topics that include moral and emotional language are more likely to spread within the ideological networks of the sender, a team of researchers has found. Its study, which examined Twitter messages ...
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2017
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Rutgers marine researchers and New Jersey fishermen are piecing together the details of the strange, gender-bending sex lives of black sea bass – a study that could improve understanding of the bass population and help ...
Ecology
Jul 6, 2015
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For the valerian plant, higher elevations in the Colorado Rocky Mountains are becoming much more co-ed. And the primary reason appears to be climate change.
Plants & Animals
Jun 30, 2016
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Most of us know that our biological sex is decided by the pairing of X and Y chromosomes during conception.
Ecology
Apr 24, 2018
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A study of the sexes reveals that when it comes to starting a business, women are more likely than men to consider individual responsibility and use business as a vehicle for social and environmental change.
Economics & Business
Apr 3, 2012
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