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City birds appear to like men more than women, but experts have no idea whyAn analysis of 37 urban bird species found that men could get slightly closer to the avians than women could, suggesting that these animals recognize sex differences in humans.
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How menopause affects the brain — and what we still don't knowA new study shows that that menopause was associated with worse sleep, increased mental health problems and even changes within the brain itself.
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5,500 years ago, a teenage girl was buried with her father's bones on her chest, new DNA study revealsA novel DNA analysis of skeletons excavated from a Neolithic hunter-gatherer cemetery in Sweden has revealed surprising family relationships.
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Did ancient Greeks let women compete in the Olympics?The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?
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Ash Pendant: The only known depiction of a pregnant Viking womanThe Ash Pendant was discovered in a Viking Age burial mound in Sweden and may have been used by a female shaman.
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HPV vaccination drives cervical cancer rates down in both vaccinated and unvaccinated peopleResearchers have found that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are highly effective at reducing cervical cancer-causing infections and can offer herd immunity, reinforcing previous research and highlighting the need for a global HPV vaccine rollout.
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'The first author was a woman. She should be in the kitchen, not writing papers': Bias in STEM publishing still punishes women"What is the hard evidence, beyond anecdote and suspicion, that unconscious bias impacts on women's careers? Increasing numbers of studies show, in many different guises, just how potent such bias can be."
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Viking Age women may have wielded weapons when pregnant, sagas and ancient artifacts hintOpinion Despite its central role in human history, pregnancy has often been overlooked in archaeology.
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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking societyNew research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided about what that means.
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