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A century of cinema shows movies are rife with gender stereotypes
Dec 22, 2022 · Analysing over 1.2 million scenes from 912 movies spanning 1909 to 2013, the researchers say they were able to identify various gendered differences in the actions of characters, some of which remained consistent over time. They say in the movies analysed, differences included women being more likely to show affection, cry and be subjected to ...
School uniforms can lead to discrimination and inequity
Nov 2, 2023 · Media release. Uniforms have long been a topic of debate in schools and while they are often seen to promote discipline and unity, new research suggests they can lead to discrimination and inequality. Associate Professor Wendy Cumming-Potvin, from Murdoch University’s School of Education, said her recent research shows a compelling case for ...
Smallest arm bone in human fossil record sheds light on the dawn …
Aug 7, 2024 · A new study reports the discovery of extremely rare early human fossils from the Indonesian island of Flores, including an astonishingly small adult limb bone. Dated to about 700,000 years old, the new findings shed light on the evolution of Homo floresiensis, the so-called ‘Hobbits’ of Flores whose remains were uncovered in 2003 at Liang ...
Angling, Rocking, Shallowing and Pairing could help women get …
Apr 15, 2021 · The researchers have identified four specific techniques that women can use that were previously unnamed in the literature: “Angling”, “Rocking”, “Shallowing”, and “Pairing”. The second OMGYES Pleasure Report surveyed over 3,000 US women, ranging in age from 18-93, and identified these four techniques as working for most women ...
Women are just as good as men at Olympic shooting, unless the
Peer-reviewed: This work was reviewed and scrutinised by relevant independent experts. A US and Spanish analysis of a mixed-gender shooting competition held during the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, which included 177 male and 178 female shooters, found women performed just as well as men when targets were stationary. However, men had the edge over women ...
Wolves have been caring for the pack for at least 1.3m years
Sep 25, 2020 · Chinese and US scientists have found that one of the ancestors of modern wolves - Canis chihliensis - cared for injured pack members, in the form of 1.3m-year-old remains that show one animal with severe injuries to its jaw and leg survived long enough for the wounds to heal. This suggests other pack members shared food and cared for their wounded packmate, the researchers say, as the injured ...
Snapping your fingers: How does it work? - Scimex
Nov 17, 2021 · The researchers believe the skin on our fingers has formed to create a form of spring through friction, building up energy for the quick release. When testing the finger snap using materials like thimbles and lubricated gloves, participants were unable to snap their fingers as strongly, suggesting the skin is an important part of the process.
Trans women’s heart-lung capacity and strength exceed cis
Oct 5, 2022 · Peer-reviewed: This work was reviewed and scrutinised by relevant independent experts. Observational study: A study in which the subject is observed to see if there is a relationship between two or more things (eg: the consumption of diet drinks and obesity). Observational studies cannot prove that one thing causes another, only that they are linked. ...
Move over tardigrades! Rotifers are the new contender for the
Jun 8, 2021 · Tiny tardigrades, sometimes known as water bears, are amazingly tough and can survive being frozen for 30 years, but an even tinier beastie has just blown that claim to fame out of the water. Bdelloid rotifers - microscopic animals - have been revived by international scientists after being frozen in the Siberian permafrost for 24,000 years.