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Scientists let swordtail fish choose their mates for nine generations; males kept picking larger females while female preferences varied

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Scientists let swordtail fish choose their mates for nine generations; males kept picking larger females while female preferences varied

Green swordtail fish have taken part in a digital dating game to help scientists understand how animals choose their mates. Researchers from the University of Exeter placed individual fish in tanks with screens showing virtual partners. The fish could then spend time near the partner they preferred.Those choices were used to create new virtual fish … Read more

If employers lay off Americans and choose H-1B workers what happens next? Trump’s new order puts US firms under scrutiny

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Trump order links US job cuts to H-1B scrutiny. (REUTERS)

Employers sponsoring H-1B workers will face closer scrutiny if they have recently laid off American workers or are planning job cuts that could affect similarly situated US employees under a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump. Trump order links US job cuts to H-1B scrutiny. (REUTERS) The order directs the Departments of Labor, … Read more

Did Lindsay Clancy ‘choose’ to kill her kids? Prosecution’s explosive closing argument challenges psychosis defense

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Lindsay Clancy’s jury is weighing whether postpartum psychosis controlled her actions or whether prosecutors proved she knowingly chose to kill her children.. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool) (Greg Derr/Pool The Patriot Ledge)

The jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial began deliberations Thursday after prosecutors argued that she knowingly chose to kill her three children. Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague told jurors there is no dispute that Clancy was mentally ill or that she later tried to kill herself. The key question, she said, is whether Clancy knew … Read more

Opt: ‘A huge blow to Indian students’: DHS letter shows U.S. reviewing OPT work rules, STEM likely to be most affected

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Opt: 'A huge blow to Indian students': DHS letter shows U.S. reviewing OPT work rules, STEM likely to be most affected

A January 9, 2026 letter from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shows that the government is officially re-evaluating the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, a post-graduation job benefit used by international students on F-1 visas, including a large number from India. This review may affect the length of OPT and whether the program … Read more

Last-minute backing down: Indian F-1 students claim companies refused to sponsor H-1Bs despite previous promises

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Last-minute backing down: Indian F-1 students claim companies refused to sponsor H-1Bs despite previous promises

Students working on OPT or OPT extension in the United States on F-1 visas claim that the companies they worked for are now no longer sponsoring H-1B visas at the last minute. They learned of the change just days before H-1B cap registration began on March 4, leaving them with no other option to remain … Read more