News tagged with demographic history

Genetic data added to archaeology and linguistics to get picture of African population history

Genetic researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have combined data from existing archaeological and linguistic studies of Africa with human genetic data to shed light on the demographic history of the continent from ...

Biology / Evolution

created May 26, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Late motherhood boosts family lifespan

Women who have babies naturally in their 40s or 50s tend to live longer than other women. Now, a new study shows their brothers also live longer, but the brothers' wives do not, suggesting the same genes prolong ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ancestors of African Pygmies and neighboring farmers separated around 60,000 years ago

All African Pygmies, inhabiting a large territory extending west-to-east along Central Africa, descend from a unique population who lived around 20,000 years ago, according to an international study led by researchers at ...

Biology / Other

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0




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Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay?

(AP) -- Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company's initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation's ...

Technology / Business

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researcher develops personalized search engines

(Phys.org) -- With little more than basic information about Web users’ behavior – that is, the hyperlinks they click on daily and the content at those sites – Susan Gauch can build a better search engine. In ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ancient network of rivers and lakes found in Arabian Desert

(Phys.org) -- Satellite images have revealed that a network of ancient rivers once coursed their way through the sand of the Arabian Desert, leading scientists to believe that the region experienced wetter ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Kinder Houston Area Survey reveals more Houstonians support mass transit

One of America's most automobile-dependent large cities may be heading into a new era, according to the 31st annual Kinder Houston Area Survey conducted by Rice University. Among the findings in this year's survey: Houstonians ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fish larvae find the reef by orienting: The earlier the better

For the first time, a numerical study conducted by the University of Miami incorporates horizontal larval fish navigation skills into realistic 3D flow fields, creating a powerful tool that spells out how ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Population adds to planet's pressure cooker, but few options

The world's surging population is a big driver of environmental woes but the issue is complex and solutions are few, experts at a major conference here say.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Afghans share unique genetic heritage, DNA analysis shows

A study by The Genographic Project has found that the majority of all known ethnic Afghans share a unique genetic heritage derived from a common ancestral population that most likely emerged during the Neolithic revolution ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research suggests European Neandertals were almost extinct long before humans showed up

Western Europe has long been held to be the "cradle" of Neandertal evolution since many of the earliest discoveries were from sites in this region. But when Neandertals started disappearing around 30,000 years ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Conservatism saved Iceland from catastrophe

The people of medieval Iceland survived disaster by sticking with traditional practices, an innovative new study suggests.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

YouTube enlists big-name help to redefine channels

(AP) -- YouTube is enlisting Hollywood's help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2


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