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Bullying more harmful than sexual harassment on the job, say researchers

Workplace bullying, such as belittling comments, persistent criticism of work and withholding resources, appears to inflict more harm on employees than sexual harassment, say researchers who presented their findings at a ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 08, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (43) | comments 4

Doctors defend safety of vaccinations

U.S. health officials defended the safety of childhood vaccines after an agency conceded that a vaccine was linked to one child's autism diagnosis.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 08, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Australia: Japan whale research 'bizarre'

Australian scientists say that Japanese research on whales, the justification for its whaling program, has produced few results and is often "strange."

Biology /

created Mar 08, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

WMAP reveals neutrinos, end of dark ages, first second of universe

NASA released this week five years of data collected by the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) that refines our understanding of the universe and its development.

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 08, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (73) | comments 15

Language of a fly proves surprising

A group of researchers has developed a novel way to view the world through the eyes of a common fly and partially decode the insect’s reactions to changes in the world around it. The research fundamentally alters earlier ...

Biology /

created Mar 08, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (24) | comments 1

Stratospheric ozone chemistry plays an important role for atmospheric airflow patterns

Interactions between the stratospheric ozone chemistry and atmospheric air flow lead to significant changes of airflow patterns from the ground up to the stratosphere. This is the result of climate simulations, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 08, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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