Newswise — Air pollution and its high concentration in cities is one of the problems facing society today, due to its harmful effects on the environment, but also on human…
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In the UK, minority ethnic doctors less likely to get specialty NHS training posts; some specialties show gender bias
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Most minority ethnic groups are less successful than their white British counterparts when applying to specialty training programs in the National Health Service (NHS), Cambridge researchers…
Turning Gray: Stuck Stem Cells Turn Hair Gray
Summary: A new study sheds light on why we tend to go gray as we age. Researchers found melanocyte stem cells get stuck as we grow older, losing the ability…
Psychologists map the psyche of extreme altruists
Professor Marsh looks over MRI scans with students in her lab. Credit: 2017 Georgetown University Although many people admire the actions of people who engage in acts of extraordinary altruism,…
European Space Agency chief eyes tapping private industry partners
Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency, speaks in Paris, November 23, 2022. European Space Agency director Josef Aschbacher promised a “transformation” of the continent’s space sector in…
Microsoft looks to buy $50m Foxconn parcel in Wisconsin
The Microsoft company logo is displayed at their offices in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Local leaders have approved plans for a massive Microsoft data center in a…
Mapping the Psyche of Extreme Altruists
Summary: While more altruistic people can be distinguished from typical adults by their unselfish traits and actions, they are generally not different in other ways. Altruistic people are no more…
