A college degree is supposed to be the great equalizer in the labor market, promising upward mobility and better pay for all. But a new study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology suggests how family background shapes not only job…
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Study links social class origins to lower wage goals in job search
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Greenland’s Ice Vanished 7,000 Years Ago and That Terrifies Scientists Today. Is History About to Repeat Itself?
The discovery comes from an international team of researchers involved in GreenDrill, a project led by the University at Buffalo and Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. The team drilled through more than 1,600 feet of…
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Crispr gene therapy: early challenges for Casgevy sickle cell treatment
When it was announced in 2023 that the world’s first Crispr-based gene-editing therapy had been approved in the UK there was much excitement. After all, it was a mere three years since the development of this gene-editing tool was recognised…
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What Is Athena? NASA’s Supercomputer Your PC Can’t Compete With
NASA has introduced a new high-performance supercomputer named NASA Athena, now considered the most powerful computing system in the agency’s active fleet. Installed at the Ames Research Center in California, Athena is designed to…
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A simple blood test could spot Parkinson’s years before symptoms
Researchers led by a team at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have identified biological markers that appear in the earliest stages of Parkinson’s disease, before major damage occurs in the brain. These early changes leave detectable…
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Meta leans on improved ad business to fuel massive AI spending
Meta Platforms Inc.’s better-than-expected sales outlook helped ease Wall Street concerns about plans for unprecedented spending on artificial intelligence this year. The social networking giant topped projections for holiday quarter revenue and…
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On the nose: Reddit users report self-image struggles after years of exposure to Eurocentric beauty standards online
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has explored how facial filters, pop culture and centuries-old stereotypes are shaping how people see their faces. The study investigated the way the nose is represented on social media, and how this…
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Ancient DNA reveals 12,000-year-old case of rare genetic disease
Researchers led by the University of Vienna and Liège University Hospital Center have identified genetic variants associated with a rare inherited growth disorder in two prehistoric individuals who lived more than 12,000 years ago. Using ancient…
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Self-powered composite material detects its own cracks
A new multifunctional composite made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP) and piezoelectric materials can use vibrations to self-detect tiny cracks. This material could be used in the aerospace, automotive, and construction industries to…
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Worrying rise in self-harm among adolescents, with trans, gender diverse and early school leavers most at risk
New research has found that while rates of poor mental health and suicide attempts among Irish adolescents have largely recovered from the peaks seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, repeated self‐harm is increasing, particularly among females….
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