Crickets that live fast die young
Male crickets advertise their attractiveness with a loud and clear call to females. Calling effort has been linked to more mating success, but what are the hidden costs of showing off?
Male crickets advertise their attractiveness with a loud and clear call to females. Calling effort has been linked to more mating success, but what are the hidden costs of showing off?
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2011
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Why do so many people choose not to report rape? Research shows that the trauma of talking about the abuse as well as owning one's own narrative of what happened can be crucial.
Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2024
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A new report, Designing Gender Equality into the Future of The Law examines the experience of women in the law including discrimination, harassment and overwork.
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2023
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A new study published this week examines the under-representation of women in policing. It reveals that cultural and structural barriers persist and are impacting female career advancement when compared to that of male colleagues.
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2023
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The fifth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces, published today, shows little has changed since the last survey in 2018—or indeed since the first survey in 2003.
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2022
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Jo is a teacher in a large primary school in a village in Southeast England. She tells me she is having counseling for depression and has taken time off school because she finds her personal life as a lesbian totally incompatible ...
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2019
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When CAMRA, the UK real ale campaign group, decided to ban beers with sexist names and labels from the Great British Beer Festival this summer, the responses were quite predictable. Liberal newspaper The Guardian celebrated ...
Social Sciences
Aug 27, 2019
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Dating is never easy, for any of us. Scenarios play over in our heads, classic questions and worries bombard us. Will she like me? Does he share the same interests? Will my mum be watching us have sex? Thankfully, that last ...
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2019
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More than 900 million people worldwide are active users of the social networking site Facebook, and it is estimated that as many as one-third report using Facebook to check on the activities of former romantic partners. The ...
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2012
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