More female athletes believe difference in sex development eligibility for female category is fair than unfair: Survey

More female athletes believe it is fair (43%), rather than unfair (36%) for athletes with a DSD—difference in sex development—to be included in the female category for contact sports like rugby and non-contact sports reliant on physical capacity like sprinting, a new study shows. ​More female athletes believe it is fair (43%), rather than unfair…

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Cost-effective testing method bolsters US election security amid federal cutbacks

As federal support for election security faces major cutbacks, a study in the journal Operations Research introduces a scientifically backed, low-cost solution to strengthen the integrity of U.S. elections. ​As federal support for election security faces major cutbacks, a study in the journal Operations Research introduces a scientifically backed, low-cost solution to strengthen the integrity…

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May 2025 jobs report: Employment of people with disabilities remains in a holding pattern

The latest National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) report shows that the labor market appears to be in a holding pattern for people with disabilities and people without disabilities, as the economy slows and uncertainty around the tariffs continues. nTIDE is issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability. ​The…

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Ferromagnetism achieved in pure vanadium oxide by tuning oxidation states

A research team has succeeded in inducing ferromagnetism, a key property of conventional magnets, in pure vanadium oxide, a compound not previously recognized for such magnetic behavior. Through a series of experiments, the team verified that by precisely adjusting the oxidation state of vanadium ions, they could induce the element to behave magnetically. ​A research…

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How Nearly a Century of Happiness Research Led to One Big Finding

Decades of wellness studies have identified a formula for happiness, but you won’t figure it out alone. ​Decades of wellness studies have identified a formula for happiness, but you won’t figure it out alone. Happiness, Research, Psychology and Psychologists, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Marriages, Age, Chronological, Families and Family Life, Vaillant, George E, Seligman, Martin E P,…

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Infrastructure as territorial stigma: How cities exclude migrant workers

Urban Institute Associate Dr. Nebeela Ahmed has published a new article titled “Infrastructure as territorial stigma: labor migrant exclusions in the Indian city” in the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. ​Urban Institute Associate Dr. Nebeela Ahmed has published a new article titled “Infrastructure as territorial stigma: labor migrant exclusions in the Indian city”…

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Two Scientific Groups Say They’ll Keep Working on U.S. Climate Assessment

The organizations said they would publish researchers’ work even after the Trump administration decision to dismiss all authors on the project. ​The organizations said they would publish researchers’ work even after the Trump administration decision to dismiss all authors on the project. Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, United States Politics and Government, Research, Layoffs and Job…

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