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EPA to investigate pesticide effects on endangered species

samedi 20 février 2016 à 01:00

The EPA will investigate how pesticides, including Roundup, affect endangered species.

Stop Trump, vote Sanders now

samedi 20 février 2016 à 01:00

If you want to stop Trump in November, vote for Sanders now.

CO2 makes coral vulnerable to viruses

samedi 20 février 2016 à 01:00

Increased CO2 in the water may not directly wipe out coral, but makes coral deformed and more more vulnerable to viruses. Young coral organisms have special difficulty, so a reef might not recover after events that kill part of it.

Sexism among Ebay shoppers

samedi 20 février 2016 à 01:00

An experiment shows shoppers on Ebay act in a sexist way. For most products, they offer a higher bid if the seller is male.

For a few products, the effect goes the other way.

Sexism has been demonstrated in other areas; for instance, evaluation of the merit of scientific work is affected by sexism.

My father's second wife was a painter. When she was young, she signed her paintings with a name that could be take for masculine, to avert sexism. Her paintings sold better that way.

Ocean heating harming marine species

samedi 20 février 2016 à 01:00

Ocean heating is harming some marine species.