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Flex Plan for Physically Demanding Jobs: Flexibility Tests Are Often as Good as Strength Tests, and Not as Discriminatory
July 22, 2013 — Fitness tests that focus on sheer strength may not be the most accurate way to qualify applicants for physically demanding jobs and may also increase the likelihood of a gender discrimination lawsuit ... > full story -
Declining Sea Ice Strands Baby Harp Seals
July 22, 2013 — Young harp seals off the eastern coast of Canada are at much higher risk of getting stranded than adult seals because of shrinking sea ice cover caused by recent warming in the North Atlantic, ... > full story -
'Worrying' Rise in Alcohol Deaths Among Young Women in England and Scotland
July 19, 2013 — There has been a "worrying" increase in alcohol related deaths among young women in England and Scotland, since the middle of the last decade, finds new ... > full story -
All-Male Physics Departments Are Not Proof of Bias Against Hiring Women, Analysis Finds
July 19, 2013 — Many U.S. universities have no women among their physics faculty; when people talk about gender equity in physics, this is often cited as evidence of a hiring bias. A new analysis challenges this, ... > full story -
Moving More May Lower Stroke Risk
July 18, 2013 — Here's yet another reason to get off the couch: new research findings suggest that regularly breaking a sweat may lower the risk of having a ... > full story -
Shorebirds Prefer a Good Body to a Large Brain
July 18, 2013 — In many animal species, males and females differ in terms of their brain size. The most common explanation is that these differences stem from sexual selection. But predictions are not always ... > full story -
Unattractive People More Likely to Be Bullied at Work
July 17, 2013 — It's common knowledge that high school can be a cruel environment where attractive students are considered "popular," and unattractive kids often get bullied. And, while that type of petty behavior ... > full story -
Attractive and Successful: In Bonobos, Attractive Females Are More Likely to Win Conflicts Against Males
July 15, 2013 — While intersexual dominance relations in bonobos never have been thoroughly studied in the wild, several ideas exist of how females attain their dominance status. Some researchers suggest that bonobo ... > full story -
Raising Adopted Children: How Parents Cooperate Matters More Than Gay or Straight
July 13, 2013 — A study suggests that whether parents are gay, lesbian or straight, how well they work together as a couple is linked to fewer behavior problems in their adopted children and is more important than ... > full story -
Higher BMI Increases Risk of Gallstones, Especially in Women, Study Finds
July 11, 2013 — New research reveals a causal association between elevated body mass index (BMI) and increased risk of gallstone disease. Results show women are at greater risk of developing ... > full story
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