Humans are unusual, even among primates, in the length of our "extended childhood." Scientists think that this period of childhood and adolescence, which gives us lots of time to explore, create, and learn, is a key reason ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2020
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Scientists have discovered that populations of Australasian killer whales revolve around matrilineal ties after using DNA to determine their populations across the region.
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2021
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At the start of every new year, individuals often make resolutions to change aspects of their lives that they find undesirable. For some, these promises to themselves may involve trying to mend broken family relationships.
Social Sciences
Jan 4, 2022
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The Dishchii'bikoh meteorite fall in the White Mountain Apache reservation in central Arizona has given scientists a big clue to finding out where so-called LL chondrites call home. They report their results in the April ...
Astronomy
Apr 23, 2020
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When you imagine life for ordinary people in ancient Britain, you'd be forgiven for picturing quaint villages where everyone looked and spoke the same way. But a recent study could change the way historians think about early ...
Archaeology
Nov 4, 2022
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Marriage is an institution common to all cultures. Very often it's accompanied by transfers—in most cases in the form of payments—between the families of the groom and the bride.
Social Sciences
Jul 29, 2019
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Did you know that it's now possible to sequence all of your DNA for about the cost of a smartphone? This will reveal your unique genetic makeup, and can be used to work out the similarities and differences between yourself ...
Evolution
Feb 28, 2022
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Bear with them. They were just hibernating.
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2022
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Even after 16 years as a veterinarian, 13 of them as a veterinary oncologist, there are cases that still haunt Jennifer Kim.
Veterinary medicine
Oct 14, 2019
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A substantial minority of Americans morally opposed to abortion would nonetheless offer help to a friend or close family member who is seeking one, finds a new analysis of both public opinion data and in-depth interviews. ...
Social Sciences
Feb 18, 2022
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