Our understanding of the challenges women face in the startup ecosystem is limited. Past research has focused on overt negative sexist attitudes that question women’s competence and suitability for entrepreneurship. This view overlooks the existence of more subtle, yet pervasive and socially acceptable, sexist attitudes that often go unnoticed. Given the sheer number of people interested or working in startups today, from investors to suppliers to job applicants, the effects of these...
With their own botanical collection material and their research knowledge on the evolution of cruciferous plants (plants of the cabbage family), bioscientists at Heidelberg University have contributed to a large-scale international study that has produced a comprehensive "tree of life" for flowering plants.
New research has found a "missing piece of the puzzle" of West Antarctic Ice Sheet melt, revealing that the collapse of the ice sheet in the Ross Sea region can be prevented—if we keep to a low-emissions pathway.
Teslas are less expensive to maintain than other car brands, including some with strong reputations for reliability, according to Consumer Reports. As part of its 2023 Annual Auto Surveys, Consumer Reports asked owners how much they paid out of pocket for maintenance costs like oil changes over the previous 12 months. Researchers then compared
Healthy cells respond appropriately to changes in their environment. They do this by sensing what's happening outside and relaying a command to the precise biomolecule in the precise domain that can carry out the necessary response.
How old is considered old? The answer to that question appears to be changing as people live longer, retire later and maintain higher levels of physical and mental health into their older years. A study published Monday suggests that people in their mid-60s believe old age starts at 75 — but the older people get, the later they think it begins. The research, published in the American Psychological Association’s Psychology and Aging journal, examined data from around 14,000 participants in the...
The Dominican Republic, known for good weather, will have 124 fewer “outdoor days” in 75 years — implying a huge hit to its quality of life and its tourism-dependent economy. Here’s how the rest of the world stacks up.
Daulton Varsho made quite the impression in San Diego on Friday night with a remarkable catch against the wall. He followed it up Saturday with more incredible defence, and a game-changing swing of the bat. All in a day’s work for the Blue Jays outfielder.
KSN/KODE — A recent study by Eldessouky Law, focusing on the gender pay disparities within the United States, has shed light on the ongoing issue of wage inequality between men and women. By analyzing average annual salaries and integrating data from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), significant disparities have been revealed particularly in []
'The ambient presence of journalism and true information in our feeds, the signals of reliability that were there, that's gone,' Taylor Owen, founding director of McGill University's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, says
Since Meta blocked links to news in Canada last August to avoid paying fees to media companies, right-wing meme producer Jeff Ballingall says he has seen a surge in clicks for his Canada Proud Facebook page. Our numbers are growing and we're reaching more and more people every day, said Ballingall, who publishes up to 10 posts a day and has some 540,000 followers. Media is just going to get more tribal and more niche, he added. This is just igniting it further. Canada has become ground...
In the 1930s, cane toads were introduced to Australia with the promise of solving a beetle problem for sugarcane farmers.