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New research from the University of Portsmouth reveals how overlooked menstrual health is in the workplace, highlighting its significant impact on women’s well-being, attendance, productivity and inclusion.

From shifting economic policy to disrupted supply chains, there seems to be no lack of challenges for businesses nowadays. Rising inflation, shifting interest rates, labor shortages and geopolitical tensions can make things worse, pushing businesses into a crisis mode.

Like so many conflicts before it, the Russo-Ukraine war has forced both sides to innovate. Since they have been able to gain control of opposition air space, neither side has made wide use of traditional air assets such as fast fighter jets, which take much time and money to manufacture and so can’t be risked in active operations.

Women commit far fewer sexual offenses than men, and their risk of reoffending after returning to the community is also much lower.

A major milestone has been reached, with experts across Europe, including those at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK, sequencing 1,000 species of butterflies and moths. This includes almost all UK butterflies, opening the door to help understand and protect UK biodiversity.

As cities across Canada try to cut emissions from homes, a new Concordia study shows significant differences in how well they’re doing it.

Entire areas of Sri Lanka’s capital were flooded on Sunday after a powerful cyclone triggered heavy rains and mudslides across the island, with authorities reporting nearly 200 dead and dozens more missing.