Every year about 6 million Australian volunteers chip in more than 500 million hours of unpaid labor but raising the retirement age will reduce people's ability to contribute their free time and efforts, a Flinders University ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2021
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A group of snorkelling grandmothers is helping scientists better understand marine ecology by photographing venomous sea snakes in waters off the city of Noumea, New Caledonia.
Ecology
Oct 23, 2019
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Women's education, occupation and wealth are related to the length of their lives, social scientists have found. Simply put, women who attain more generally live longer.
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2018
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Around one in four elderly Japanese women will live below the poverty level in the near future—with the figure rising to 50% for never-married and divorced women. In contrast, only about 10% of Japanese men will become ...
General Physics
Mar 14, 2018
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For many Americans, the Chinese game of mahjong evokes images of mustachioed ancient mandarins, elderly women sitting around a card table or a solitary computer game.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2013
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If this year's holiday period is anything like the last, seniors should be advised that, along with seasonal elevations of joy and good cheer, the risk of falling victim to elder financial abuse is also increasing. Older ...
Economics & Business
Dec 14, 2011
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The German government said Monday it is launching a campaign against deaths from heat waves that are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.
Environment
Jun 26, 2023
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At least two people were killed and hundreds forced to flee their inundated homes in the Philippines as torrential rain triggered flooding and landslides in the storm-battered archipelago, officials said Saturday.
Environment
Dec 19, 2020
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