Researchers who study cities have long documented an "urban wage premium," whereby workers in denser, larger cities tend to have higher wage and salary incomes. But a new study by a UCLA scholar is providing fresh insight ...
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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Social media posts that abuse female athletes can remain unmoderated on the official social media accounts of major sports clubs, new research has shown.
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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When animals of two different species mate, their hybrid offspring can be unhealthy or sterile. Often, only one sex is affected.
Evolution
Nov 20, 2023
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For more than 20 years, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied the common bluetail damselfly. Females occur in three different color forms—one with a male-like appearance, something that protects them ...
Evolution
Nov 17, 2023
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Cannabinoids, naturally occurring compounds found in hemp plants, may have evolved to deter pests from chewing on them, according to experiments that showed higher cannabinoid concentrations in hemp leaves led to proportionately ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 15, 2023
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Early women parliamentary candidates found it harder to make unique appeals to represent the 'woman's point of view' over time because of increasing national control over campaigning, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2023
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According to one prevalent gender stereotype, women are "under-confident" in their ability to thrive as entrepreneurs. But like so many gender stereotypes, this one turns out to be false, says Jennifer Jennings, a professor ...
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2023
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Researchers have developed a new optical coherence tomography (OCT) approach that can directly image coordination of tiny hair-like structures known as motile cilia in their natural environment. The ability to observe cilia ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 2, 2023
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The cultivation of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.), a popular and nutritious vegetable, is majorly threatened by the downy mildew disease. This disease is caused by the host-specific pathogen Peronospora effusa, which has ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 31, 2023
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A new study by Curtin and Flinders Universities has found that what were thought to be two different species of native Australian bee are in fact one.
Ecology
Oct 30, 2023
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