computing women office machinery high-status career

Computing became more male-dominated as it gained status

Before the 1960s, computing was widely regarded as women’s work and was associated with office machinery. As computing became a high-status career, the field became more male-dominated.

Spiny mice can shed skin and grow it back

African spiny mice are the first mammals known to shed skin as an escape response. They can regrow complex skin, including hair follicles, glands, fur and cartilage, with little or no scarring.

Sandhoppers use the Sun and an inner clock to find the sea

12-hour shift

Sandhoppers use both the Sun's position and an internal clock to work out which direction leads toward the sea. When researchers shifted their day-night cycle by 12 hours, the animals went the wrong way and moved farther up the beach.

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Computing became more male-dominated as it gained status

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