Thursday, December 2, 2010

Mercury 'turns' wetland birds such as ibises homosexual

"Mercury affects the behaviour of white ibises by 'turning them homosexual,' with higher doses resulting in males being more likely to pair with males." Haha, maybe we should start thinking more about how all of that pollution is affecting humans...

Read the BBC news article here.

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .