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Impact Of Mothers Learning

Literacy programmes for mothers can not only improve their own learning skills but also impact their children's education, a recent study has found. During the one-year stu...

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Environment

Plants Can See, Hear And Smell - & Respond

Plants, according to Jack C Schultz, "are just very slow animals". This is not a misunderstanding of basic biology. Schultz is a professor in the Division of Plant Sciences...

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Gender

Children Of Queer Parents Don't Have It Easy

For Megan McKnight, the natural first step after registering for classes at DePaul University in Chicago was to align herself with the school's queer community. McKnight wa...

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Study: Women Underrepresented In Indie Films, Documentaries

Since the Golden Age of Hollywood, movies have largely lacked a woman’s perspective. Auteurs like Dorothy Arzner were rare in the studio system, and 60 years later, t...

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Health

Maternal Healthcare Expenses Push 46.6% Mothers In India Into Poverty: study

Maternal healthcare expenses push 46.6% mothers in India into poverty – with the illiterate being especially susceptible – according to this December 2016 study...

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Environment

Scientists: Seals Are Deafened In Noisy Shipping Lanes

TATTIUrbanisation of marine environment impacts on seal hearing and is comparable to noise pollution of inner cities Seals are being temporarily deafened by underwater nois...

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Mysterious 'Cold Spot' In Space Could Be A Parallel Universe

A mysterious cold spot in space might be evidence of a parallel universe. Scientists have long been looking for an explanation for the strange, dark area in the cosmic micr...

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Festivals

Women Face Long Odds At US Film Festivals: Study Finds

The lack of opportunities for women has been an important issue facing studios in recent years, but a new study of American film festivals, which have long served as talent...

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Human Rights

Lou Reed Song 'Take A Walk On The Wild Side' Accused Of Transphobic Lyrics

Friends and collaborators of the late Lou Reed have reacted with utter disbelief after a student body claimed that his 1972 hit 'Walk on the Wild Side' contained transphobi...

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Powerful People

Aruna Raje Patil: Committed To Feminism

Aruna Raje Patil passed out of FTII with a gold medal in 1969 becoming the first trained woman technician in the industry.
At the beginning of her career Aruna Raje w...

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