News tagged with asian populations

Voter registration policy may depress minority participation in electoral politics

An article released by Social Forces indicates that voter identification requirements have a substantially negative impact on the voting of all groups except for Asians. Particularly strong negative effects are seen for Bl ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 10

Black-white marriages increased rapidly since 1980, study finds

A new study of interracial marriages in the United States since the 1980s suggests that the racial boundary between blacks and whites continues to break down – but is not yet close to disappearing.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Social networking elephants never forget

Asian elephants typically live in small, flexible, social groups centered around females and calves while adult males roam independently. However, new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Ecology sh ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Native Americans descended from a single ancestral group, DNA study confirms

For two decades, researchers have been using a growing volume of genetic data to debate whether ancestors of Native Americans emigrated to the New World in one wave or successive waves, or from one ancestral ...

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 2