Oregon is considering a bill to implement paid family leave, House Bill 2005, following in the footsteps of Washington, which approved a similar policy in 2017.
Social Sciences
Jun 3, 2019
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Anyone who looks at their bowl of salad or at their garden can see how different the shapes of leaves can be. Spinach leaves, for example, have smooth edges and are comparatively simple in form, while parsley leaves are deeply ...
Biotechnology
May 23, 2019
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India's rapid economic growth has been accompanied by falling fertility rates and higher educational attainment among women. These advances often lead to an increase in women entering the labour force, but there has been ...
Social Sciences
May 15, 2019
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America's baby bust isn't over. The nation's birth rates last year reached record lows for women in their teens and 20s, a government report shows, leading to the fewest babies in 32 years.
Social Sciences
May 15, 2019
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Google employees staged a sit-in Wednesday to protest what they call a "culture of retaliation" at the company—the latest in a series of demonstrations by tech industry workers.
Business
May 2, 2019
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In 1956, Würzburg botanist Otto Ludwig Lange observed an unusual phenomenon in the Mauritanian desert in West Africa: He found plants whose leaves could withstand heat up to 56 degrees Celsius. At the time, the professor ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2019
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Enabling disadvantaged fathers to take time off from work via paternity leave may help these men become more engaged parents and improve relationships with mothers, says a new study from Ball State University.
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2019
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Every autumn we are treated to one of nature's finest seasonal annual transitions: leaf colour change and fall.
Environment
Apr 16, 2019
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Google said Tuesday it will require staffing companies it works with to pay workers at least $15 an hour and give them health benefits.
Business
Apr 3, 2019
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Fungi that decompose tree trunks can conjure up real works of art in wood. In nature, however, the decay-causing fungi not only decorate the tree, but also destroy it. Empa researchers are now teaching the fungi how to draw. ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 2, 2019
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