News tagged with conflict
Autism-vaccine study was 'fraud' says journal (Update)
A 1998 study that linked childhood autism to a vaccine was branded an "elaborate fraud" by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Thursday, but its lead author said he was the victim of a smear campaign by drug manufacturers. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Climate flux matched Europe's social rise and fall
Ancient tree rings show links between climate change and major events in human history, like migrations, plagues and the rise and fall of empires, said a study this week in the journal Science.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 14, 2011 |
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Chance of nuclear war is greater than you think: Stanford engineer makes risk analysis
What are the chances of a nuclear world war? What is the risk of a nuclear attack on United States soil? The risk of a child born today suffering an early death due to nuclear war is at least 10 percent, according ...
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Researchers reveal secrets of duck sex: It's all screwed up
Female ducks have evolved an intriguing way to avoid becoming impregnated by undesirable but aggressive males endowed with large corkscrew-shaped penises: vaginas with clockwise spirals that thwart oppositely ...
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Chimpanzees have policemen, too: study
Conflict management is crucial for social group cohesion, and while humans may still be working out some of the details, new research shows that some chimpanzees engage in impartial, third-party "policing" ...
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Archeologists discover temple that sheds light on 'Dark Age'
The discovery of a remarkably well-preserved monumental temple in Turkey — thought to be constructed during the time of King Solomon in the 10th/9th-centuries BC -- sheds light on the so-called Dark Age.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Predicting divorce: Study shows how fight styles affect marriage
It's common knowledge that newlyweds who yell or call each other names have a higher chance of getting divorced. But a new University of Michigan study shows that other conflict patterns also predict divorce.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Science and religion do mix
Throughout history, science and religion have appeared as being in perpetual conflict, but a new study by Rice University suggests that only a minority of scientists at major research universities see religion and science ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Climate change could boost incidence of civil war in Africa
Climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decades, according to a new study led by a team of researchers at University of California, Berkeley, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2009 |
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How couples recover after an argument stems from their infant relationships
When studying relationships, psychological scientists have often focused on how couples fight. But how they recover from a fight is important, too. According to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Hoover fellow: New revelations in Afghanistan are same old, same old
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Soviet-born political analyst says that revelations of treachery and double-dealing in Afghanistan are an old story - and that the U.S.S.R.'s war in the region has lessons to teach us still. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2010 |
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Wars steadily increase for over a century, fed by more borders and cheaper conflict
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by the University of Warwick and Humboldt University shows that the frequency of wars between states increased steadily from 1870 to 2001 by 2% a year on average. The research ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Study shows religion is a potent force for cooperation, conflict
Across history and cultures, religion increases trust within groups but also may increase conflict with other groups, according to an article in a special issue of Science.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 17, 2012 |
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MIT historian examines path of war in new book
"Japanese psychology," wrote Joseph Grew, the United States ambassador to Japan at the outset of World War II, is "fundamentally unlike that of any Western nation." The Japanese mentality “cannot be measured ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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A willingness to be bullied may be inherited
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of the behavior of marmots suggests that a willingness to accept some extent of bullying, rather than shying away from interactions that could lead to conflict, may be inherited.
Dec 01, 2010 |
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