Community attitudes to sex offenders who are in positions of trust—such as teachers, coaches, or clergy members—are significantly more negative than those towards general sex offenders (SOs) and could lead to reoffending, ...
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2024
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Same-sex couples now live in nearly every corner of the U.S. An analysis of data from the 2020 census shows that 99.5% of U.S. counties have become home to same-sex couples—a significant increase from 93% just a decade ...
Social Sciences
Aug 27, 2024
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A celebrated Australian penguin famous for raising chicks as part of an unlikely same-sex couple has died, a Sydney aquarium said on Thursday.
Ecology
Aug 22, 2024
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A study published in Social Sciences by CUNY SPH alumna Melissa Ditmore and team suggests that laws criminalizing sex work don't prevent human trafficking and leave sex workers vulnerable to coercion and unsafe conditions.
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2024
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Pornography has been in the news a lot this year. It was at the center of discussions addressing violence against women back in May. Deepfake pornography has also been in the headlines.
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2024
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Speciation is an important research area, as it increases biodiversity on Earth. When closely related species with incomplete reproductive isolation expand their distribution after some degree of differentiation and form ...
Ecology
Aug 9, 2024
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There are many known sex differences in health and disease: cases in which either men or women are more likely to get a disease, experience a symptom, or have a certain drug side effect. Some of these sex differences are ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 7, 2024
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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have taken a big step in solving the mystery around why animals evolve sex chromosomes. It had long been proposed that sex chromosomes evolved to reduce "sexual conflict," the ...
Evolution
Aug 5, 2024
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UNSW Sydney researchers have made new discoveries of fundamental differences in biological processes between males and females—by interrogating the unique and diverse sex chromosome systems of the platypus and the chicken.
Plants & Animals
Jul 30, 2024
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Marriage equality appears to have a major economic benefit for countries. Washington State University researchers found that European countries that recognized same-sex marriages kept more of their highly skilled workers ...
Economics & Business
Jul 24, 2024
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