You can always become a better reader, say researchers
Our reading skills, and understanding of a text, depend on several factors.
Education
Dec 12, 2023
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Solar storms hit more locally than expected: Current instrument network too sparse, says study
A new study shows that there is greater local variation in the impact of solar storms on Earth than previously estimated. Researchers show that the effects can vary widely even over distances as small as 100 kilometers. The ...
Planetary Sciences
Nov 27, 2023
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Climate poses 'high risk' for Europe's ski resorts
At current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, which would see Earth's surface warm nearly three degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, 90 percent of Europe's ski resorts will eventually face critical shortages of natural ...
Environment
Aug 29, 2023
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Heavy rains unleash landslides, flooding in Scandinavia
Heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in Sweden and Norway on Tuesday while strong winds caused a Danish wildfire to spread out of control, authorities said, with more heavy rain forecast.
Environment
Aug 8, 2023
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As the summer breezes fade, sweltering Europeans give air conditioning a skeptical embrace
During Europe's heat wave last month, Floriana Peroni's vintage clothing store had to close for a week. A truck of rented generators blocked her door as they fed power to the central Roman neighborhood hit by a blackout as ...
Environment
Aug 2, 2023
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New teaching method can even out children's reading skills
How well do children know letters and their corresponding sounds? In Norway, the gender difference on these tasks when children start school is significant. The girls have a clear head start.
Education
Jul 6, 2023
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New dataset reveals more female diplomats in the world today
The United Nations has designated 24 June as International Day of Women in Diplomacy. A new dataset was recently published that documents the share of women and men among the world's ambassadors. The research program Gender ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2023
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Parental leave: offer dads proper benefits and they will take time off to care for their children
When a working woman becomes a mother, she automatically becomes part of the "working mothers" collective. The same, however, is not true for men: the term "working father" is not a term that is commonly used, although everyone ...
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2023
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Sex work in South Africa: Why both buying and selling should be legal
It is illegal to buy or sell sex in South Africa. But this may soon be a thing of the past if a recently published draft bill to decriminalize sex work is passed. Researchers and activists Marlise Richter and Monique Huysamen ...
Social Sciences
Mar 1, 2023
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Working timelines for Swedish employees revealed over 15 years
A new analysis of employment timelines of Swedish workers highlights varying patterns of active work and work interruptions over 15 years, revealing factors associated with different types of interruptions. Katalin Gémes ...
Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2023
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