Scientists at the University of Toledo have discovered that rice husks can effectively remove microcystin from water, a finding that could have far-reaching implications for communities along the Great Lakes and across the ...
Environment
May 7, 2019
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A recent analysis published in Economic Inquiry found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. women with school-age children suffered losses in employment (and reduced work hours) to a greater extent than men. Male-female ...
Economics & Business
Jan 6, 2022
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My son's kindergarten teachers, holding class on Zoom last year, instructed: "Eyes watching, ears listening, voices quiet, bodies still." However, I noticed my 6-year-old's hands would stay busy with items found around our ...
Education
Aug 26, 2021
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Two pieces of landmark federal legislation intended to lessen the gender pay gap have long been deemed by many scholars to have been ineffectual. Despite the passage of the 1963 Equal Pay Act, signed into law 60 years ago ...
Economics & Business
Jun 15, 2023
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When COVID-19 hit, some commentators hailed it as an opportunity to revolutionise gender roles in heterosexual couples.
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2020
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Fishing behavior of Nebraska anglers may be more predictable than previously thought, says a new paper published in the Ecological Society of America's journal Ecological Applications. Seven fishing spots across the state ...
Ecology
Dec 9, 2020
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Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five "tweens" admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know.
Internet
May 22, 2013
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Research from the University of Kent has demonstrated a decline in 'son preference' by women of childbearing age in Bangladesh. However, the study also shows that fertility decisions are still influenced according to son ...
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2021
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People around the world, especially in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and South America, consume wild game, or bushmeat, whether out of necessity, as a matter of taste preference, or, in the case of particularly desirable ...
Ecology
Nov 16, 2020
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As we approach the end of the school holidays, parents across the country are saying the same thing: "If I had a pound for every time I heard 'are we nearly there yet?', I'd be rich."
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2022
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