Tree regeneration plays an important role in affecting community dynamics and future forest structure and functioning. Seedling growth, as a key part of tree regeneration, is strikingly influenced by multiple abiotic and ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 3, 2023
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Young people need better access to civic activities in schools to address social and gender gaps in political engagement that emerge during adolescence, according to a new report by UCL, University of Roehampton and University ...
Education
Dec 9, 2022
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New research published in Economic Inquiry indicates that if the wage gap between Black and white Americans decreased sufficiently, there would be a noticeable increase in overall income. If the wages converged completely, ...
Economics & Business
Dec 7, 2022
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A new report has revealed some of the barriers prospective students face in studying life sciences at postdoctoral level.
Social Sciences
Dec 2, 2022
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In Switzerland, tire and road wear particles are one of the biggest sources of microplastics released into the environment, yet the chemical compounds contained in those particles—and their effects—remain largely a mystery. ...
Environment
Nov 25, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated social and economic inequalities between men and women in Canada.
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2022
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The pay gap in UK business is eye-watering. Bosses of the largest UK companies earn around 100 times more than the lowest-paid employees in their organizations, according to some estimates. This year, chief executives from ...
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2022
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A research team led by an Arizona State University professor has discovered that naming and shaming a company alone won't close the gender pay gap.
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2022
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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 ...
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2022
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Often we simply do not know enough about a species to know how it is doing. On the recognized red list from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), thousands of plants and animals are listed as "data deficient."
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2022
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