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I am in my honeymoon phase with the fediverse.
I share what I've read and want others to discover also.
If you're into women's football or women's tennis join me on @WomensFootball and @WomensTennis.
Inspire us here : @inspirational.
Royal Society aims to boost number of black scientists (www.bbc.com)
The Royal Society's scheme comes after black scientists tell the BBC they feel unsupported and overlooked.
Football fans received 11,000 gambling messages in Premier League opening weekend (www.theguardian.com)
Study for 5 News warns of ‘overwhelming and inescapable’ betting imagery in the game.
Danish artist told to repay museum €67,000 after turning in blank canvasses (www.bbc.com)
Jens Haaning was given €71,000 by a Danish museum to create art, but sent it blank canvasses.
Global polio eradication effort struggles with the end game (www.science.org)
In 1988, a collection of health and nonprofit organizations launched a vaccination program to eradicate polio, and the World Health Organization resolved to accomplish this lofty goal by 2000. More than 20 years later, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has yet to cross the finish line....
Early treatment of child obesity is effective (www.sciencedaily.com)
The early treatment of obesity in children is effective in both the short and long term, researchers report.
Spain call up 15 World Cup winners but Hermoso left out (www.bbc.com)
Jenni Hermoso is not included in Spain's first squad since winning the Women's World Cup, but 15 members of that triumphant team are named.
Possible misconduct found in papers from Italian minister of health (www.science.org)
An Italian newspaper has found duplicated images in eight cancer papers co-authored by the country’s minister of health, Orazio Schillaci. Schillaci, a physician with a Ph.D. in nuclear medicine, published the papers between 2018 and 2022 while working in the faculty of medicine of the University of Rome Tor Vergata....
One of America’s First Women’s Colleges Is Accused of Paying Men More (www.nytimes.com)
Vassar has maintained a gender-based pay gap for two decades, current and former female professors say in a recently filed lawsuit.
They Shot at Her. They Forced Her From Her Home. She Won’t Stop Fighting for Girls. (www.nytimes.com)
Khalida Popal helped save Afghan female soccer players from the Taliban. Now she is demanding that world soccer officials let them play for their country again....
US and Iran expected to complete $6bn prisoner swap deal (www.theguardian.com)
The US and Iran are expected to pull off a controversial prisoner swap on Monday involving the unfreezing by the Biden administration of $6bn (£4.8bn) of Iranian oil money held in South Korea since 2018....
Inside South Africa's Operation Dudula vigilantes: 'Why we hate foreigners' (www.bbc.com)
South African vigilante group Operation Dudula has become notorious for raiding businesses belonging to foreign nationals and forcing shops to close. BBC Africa Eye has gained rare access to members of the country's most-prominent anti-migrant street movement.
In major breakthrough, researchers close in on potential preeclampsia cure (www.sciencedaily.com)
The tragic death of American track and field champion Tori Bowie earlier this year put the spotlight on preeclampsia, which disproportionately impacts Black and Hispanic women....
Libya floods: The bodies left unrecognisable by disaster (www.bbc.com)
Warning: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing....
First global survey reveals who is doing ‘gain of function’ research on pathogens and why (www.nature.com)
As US policymakers spar over how to regulate research involving potentially harmful pathogens, a report finds that it will be difficult to do so without compromising studies that are necessary for creating vaccines and life-saving therapies....
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‘Species Repulsion’ Enables High Biodiversity in Tropical Trees. (www.quantamagazine.org)
Because the areas around adult trees are selectively hostile to their seedlings, more tree species can be packed into tropical forests.
Krejcikova outlasts Kenin in San Diego; wins second title of season (www.wtatennis.com)
In a clash between Grand Slam champions, Barbora Krejcikova won a 2-hour and 38-minute final over resurgent Sofia Kenin to capture the Cymbiotika San Diego Open title. Krejcikova then won the doubles title alongside Katerina Siniakova.
U.S. cancels or curtails half of its Antarctic research projects. (www.science.org)
The U.S. Antarctic research program is in trouble, as canceled field seasons imperil data sets and demoralize researchers.
Octopuses used in research could receive same protections as monkeys (www.nature.com)
For the first time in the United States, research with cephalopods might require approval by an ethics committee.
Women’s World Cup final ref Tori Penso: ‘Male players chip in about everything’ (www.theguardian.com)
The American official has been chased by angry fans during her career but she has no regrets over a career that has taken her across the globe
Top seed Zhu Lin to face American teen Krueger in Osaka final (www.wtatennis.com)
Zhu Lin will face 19-year-old American Ashlyn Krueger in the final of the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships in Osaka.