Maths inequality
The paucity of female mathematicians may be a result of cultural, not innate, factors. Teams entered for the International Mathematics Olympiad had more girls if they were from countries with higher educational, professional and political equality (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0901265106).
Ocean volcano surprise
Has a huge underwater volcano appeared in Indonesia? A seamount 4600 metres high was found during a survey of the Indian Ocean. No signs had been seen before, so some doubt the claim. “A volcano cannot possibly emerge all of a sudden,” geologist Iskandar Zulkarnaen told the Antara news…
