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NASA's 1st female astronaut candidate, Jerrie Cobb, dies at 88

In 1961, Cobb became the first woman to pass astronaut testing.

19 Apr 2019 9:30 AM

India soars above global average in hiring female airline pilots

India has the highest proportion of female commercial pilots in the world at 12 per cent.

10 Sep 2018 9:58 AM

Mice vying for females have 'thicker' penises: study

An ancient forefather of primates once had a penis bone, but the human lineage lost it in the course of evolution.

12 Jul 2018 7:27 PM

Study finds that film critics are almost 80 percent male

Female critics from minority groups accounted for just 4.1 percent of reviews studied.

11 Jun 2018 6:03 PM

Happy parenting is no long a distant dream!

40-50 percent of the times the infertility in couples is because of the female partner and 30-40 percent for the male partner.

24 Apr 2018 8:44 PM

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Now, a male contraceptive sans side effects

Condoms and surgical vasectomy are the only safe forms of birth control currently available for men.

21 Apr 2018 4:32 PM

New antibody may help prevent malaria: study

It is caused by the Plasmodium parasite and spread to humans through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito.

20 Mar 2018 6:57 PM

Estrogen therapy can help female athletes with eating disorder

Female athletes with exercise-induced menstrual dysfunction (associated with low estrogen levels) often have disordered eating behavior.

18 Mar 2018 2:54 PM

Teens work hard to appear interesting on social media: study

Their social rules for online interaction require a higher level of sensitivity than do those for in-person communication.

18 Feb 2018 3:47 PM

Wealth makes people prefer short term relationships: study

The researchers also found that participants changed their relationship preferences after being shown a slideshow of dangerous animals.

17 Jan 2018 4:21 PM

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Male doctors make a lot more in industry payments than female peers

Male physicians were still more likely than female physicians to receive general payments and hold ownership interests.

28 Dec 2017 6:00 PM

Baby-gender 'reveal' parties may have a dark side

Expectant parents are bringing a surprise element of having a baby by learning the gender in “gender-reveal” parties.

25 Nov 2017 2:38 PM

Women may be better drivers than men: study

People who felt that distracted driving was more socially acceptable.

19 Nov 2017 11:45 AM

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