'Walking into a headwind' – what it feels like for women building science careers
Australia's parliament has a problem retaining experienced women. As a workplace, it's not alone.
Australia's parliament has a problem retaining experienced women. As a workplace, it's not alone.
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2018
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The old cliché tells us the most desirable men are "tall, dark, and handsome" – and scientific research confirms that heterosexual women tend to prefer partners who are taller than them.
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2018
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Dominant male pheasants learn faster than their downtrodden rivals, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2018
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A U of T Scarborough study finds that a unique ritual performed by male ring-tailed lemurs may come at a significant physical cost, but it could help their chances in securing a mate.
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2017
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Scientists in the UK have observed a fascinating new fact about sex changing fish: the direction of sex change has implication for population numbers.
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2017
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Male domestic fowl are less aggressive towards related males than to unrelated males when competing for copulations, according to a new study from Linköping University in Sweden. This finding, which has been published in ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2017
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Norwegian researchers show that the sperm of Arctic char, a cold-water fish common to alpine lakes, swim at different speeds in different fluids, depending on whether the fish are dominant or submissive. The finding published ...
Evolution
Dec 21, 2016
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Okayama University researchers confirm the role of mate-guarding in males for blocking the female's visual familiarity with rival males to improve mating success in a medaka fish model.
Plants & Animals
Nov 21, 2016
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In the world of chimpanzees, being the alpha male definitely has its benefits and, as with humans, it's good to have powerful friends.
Plants & Animals
Nov 8, 2016
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Spanish police were on Tuesday investigating the decapitation of a European bison and the disappearance of three others from a nature reserve which was set to start a breeding programme for the species.
Ecology
Sep 20, 2016
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