Hate mosquitoes? Who doesn't? But maybe we shouldn't
A blood-sucking nuisance, mosquitoes are responsible for spreading diseases to hundreds of millions of people every year. True?
A blood-sucking nuisance, mosquitoes are responsible for spreading diseases to hundreds of millions of people every year. True?
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2024
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Researchers Toru Miyamoto, Ko Mochizuki, and Atsushi Kawakita of the University of Tokyo have discovered the first species pollinated by sap beetles in the genus Pandanus, a group of palm-like plants native to the tropics ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2024
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While much ink has been poured over China's economic growth in recent decades, the contributions of Chinese women often receive less attention. With the pressure of the "three-child policy", being a mother isn't a mere personal ...
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2024
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A gene associated with courtship behavior in fruit flies does not operate the same way in two different fruit fly species, a new study finds. The work demonstrates that conserved genes—the same genes found across species—do ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2024
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump has faced dozens of sexual misconduct allegations over the decades. He's the first president to be held liable for sexual assault, and in January, he was ordered to pay over US$80 million ...
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2024
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Public health strategies among young people must address violence against women and risky sexual practices associated with pornography exposure, Queensland University of Technology researchers say in new research.
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2024
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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, one of the most common species in the U.S., love everything about humans. They love our body heat and odors, which enable them to find us. They love to feed on our blood to make their eggs mature. ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2024
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After the egg has been fertilized by a sperm, the surrounding egg coat tightens, mechanically preventing the entry of additional sperm and the ensuing death of the embryo. This is according to a new study led by researchers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 14, 2024
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Cranbrook in Sydney's east is one of the most elite boys schools in Australia. On Monday night, the ABC's Four Corners program aired claims some female teachers had been bullied by male staff and sexually harassed by students.
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2024
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Nearly one in two Britons (47%) say that when it comes to giving women equal rights with men, things have gone far enough in Great Britain—compared to 38% who said the same last year. And for the first time in this data ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2024
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