Is the world running out of freshwater?
More than half of the world's population faces water scarcity for at least one month a year.
Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2023
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News tagged with women
Do you see me? New study examines how women of color experience invisibility in the workplace
Invisibility is a salient and recurring experience of mistreatment for women of color working in traditionally white and male professions, two researchers found in their recent study. Barnini Bhattacharyya of the Ivey Business ...
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2023
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Study finds women with low 2D:4D finger ratios tend to have stronger grip strength
A trio of researchers at the University of Vienna has found that women with low 2D:4D ratios tend to have stronger grip strength than women with higher ratios. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society ...
Majority of women sext, many use dating apps to find partners, global study finds
The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University and Clue, a Berlin-based female health company, have released the largest known survey of women's sex-tech engagement, and the first to explore this topic on a global level.
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2020
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When skin tone scars: The hurt of colorism among Asian-Americans
The seeds for Nikki Khanna's new book, "Whiter: Asian American Women on Skin Color and Colorism," were planted when the UVM Sociology professor was a child growing up in suburban Atlanta.
Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2020
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Teamwork environments linked to white US employees going the extra mile
In an analysis of more than 5,000 people, frequently working in teams was associated with a greater tendency for women and white men to put in extra effort at work, while other links between job conditions and effort varied ...
Social Sciences
Aug 2, 2023
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Researchers discover a rare new blood group system
Scientists from the University of Bristol and NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) have discovered a rare new blood group system. The findings, published in Blood, also solve a 30-year mystery.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 6, 2022
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Two dead, hundreds flee floods in Philippine storm
At least two people were killed and hundreds forced to flee their inundated homes in the Philippines as torrential rain triggered flooding and landslides in the storm-battered archipelago, officials said Saturday.
Environment
Dec 19, 2020
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Study explores why women decide not to tell anyone about being sexually assaulted
Despite greater cultural awareness about the prevalence of sexual assault in recent years, many victims are reluctant to talk about what happened to them.
Social Sciences
Jun 28, 2021
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New book suggests historical infanticide in Europe was likely more widespread than estimated
"Routine" infanticide of newborns by married parents in early modern Europe was a much more widespread practice than previously thought, a new book posits.
Archaeology
Jul 17, 2023
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