Facebook pushes to improve benefits, pay for contractors
Facebook is pushing for higher pay and improved benefits for the janitors, cooks and other workers who support its employees.
Business
May 13, 2015
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Microsoft wants US suppliers to give employees paid time off
Microsoft said Thursday that it will push its U.S. suppliers to give their employees paid time off—but that only applies for the staffers that do work for Microsoft.
Business
Mar 26, 2015
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Plants' defensive responses have downstream effects on nearby ecosystems
Chemical changes that occur in tree leaves after being attacked by insects and mammals can impact nearby streams, which rely on fallen plant material as a food source, report scientists from the University of Chicago Department ...
Ecology
Mar 17, 2015
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Spurring production of a sluggish enzyme for crop yields
Australian scientists have found a way to improve production of an enzyme essential to plant growth.
Biotechnology
Mar 3, 2015
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Paid sick days and physicians at work: Ancient Egyptians had state-supported health care
We might think of state supported health care as an innovation of the 20th century, but it's a much older tradition than that. In fact, texts from a village dating back to Egypt's New Kingdom period, about 3,100-3,600 years ...
Archaeology
Feb 16, 2015
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Early Newton notebook shows prescient understanding of water ascension in plants
(Phys.org)—A new review of a notebook filled with scrawlings by Isaac Newton shows that he very nearly uncovered the secret of how plants defy gravity by pulling water up from roots all the way into their stems and leaves. ...
Scientists trace nanoparticles from plants to caterpillars
In one of the most comprehensive laboratory studies of its kind, Rice University scientists traced the uptake and accumulation of quantum dot nanoparticles from water to plant roots, plant leaves and leaf-eating caterpillars.
Bio & Medicine
Dec 16, 2014
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Leaves of ancient carnivorous plants found in Baltic amber
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Germany has discovered samples of two types of carnivorous plants that apparently date from the Eocene, embedded in Baltic amber. In their paper published ...
Study shows banks that have good working relationships with their customers reduce loan defaults
You've probably seen advertising campaigns in which banks describe how much their customer relationships matter to them. While such messaging might have been cooked up at an ad agency, it turns out there is some truth underlying ...
Economics & Business
Sep 29, 2014
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Scientists discover tropical tree microbiome in Panama
Human skin and gut microbes influence processes from digestion to disease resistance. Despite the fact that tropical forests are the most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystems on the planet, more is known about belly-button bacteria ...
Ecology
Sep 15, 2014
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