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China awards young female scientists
China Daily· 6 days agoAn award dedicated to young female scientists was presented to 20 individuals and five teams in Beijing on Sunday. Shen Yiqin, Chinese State Councilor and ...
Women may live longer but they have poorer quality lives than men, new study finds
Euronews via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoThe scientists behind the study admit that it has its limitations, as the estimates and data used...
The Poetic Lives of Lost Women of Math and Science
Scientific American· 3 days agoWhen poet Jessy Randall started researching the lives of female scientists, she became angry. In this episode of Lost Women of Science Conversations,...
Cape Cod shark researchers get ‘shark’s-eye’ view after putting camera tag on great white
Boston Herald· 5 days agoThe Atlantic White Shark Conservancy has deployed the second-ever camera tag on a great white shark...
In a first, an orangutan was seen treating his wound with a medicinal plant
NBC NEWS· 3 days ago“It’s the first documentation of external self-medication — the application of leaves, I would...
Here come a trillion cicadas. The Midwest is abuzz. - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 13 hours agoBrood XIX, or the Great Southern Brood, and Brood XIII, or the Northern Illinois Brood — come up...
Presidential Medal of Freedom: Biden honours activists, astronauts and Olympians
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe medals are given to people who have made significant contributions to art, culture and US...
When Working Out, Males Are Programmed to Burn More Fat, while Females Recycle It—at Least in Rats
Newswise· 3 days agoRICHLAND, Wash.—Vigorous exercise burns fat more in males than in females—an unexpected finding from the largest study to date to explore how exercise affects the body. “Everyone ...
Film lifts lid on Great Pacific Garbage Patch voyage
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA documentary about an all-female crew's journey through an area of ocean dubbed "the Great Pacific Garbage Patch" is set for release this month. Eleanor ...
Epic blazes threaten Arctic permafrost. Can fire-fighters save it?
Nature· 6 days agoSome scientists argue that it’s time to rethink the blanket policy of letting blazes burn themselves...