News tagged with human culture
Germany may be birthplace of European music and art
The remains of the world's oldest musical instruments and human figurines suggest that music and artistic depictions of the human form may have first developed in Germany around 40,000 years ago, say researchers.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 29, 2012 |
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Today's fear and loathing of fat bodies rooted in ancient Western civilization
Our modern love-hate relationship with fat dates to antiquity, says a University of Kansas researcher who writes about the cultural history of fat in Western civilization.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 15, 2012 |
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Connecting cilia: Cellular antennae help cells stick together
Primary cilia are hair-like structures which protrude from almost all mammalian cells. They are thought to be sensory and involved in sampling the cell's environment. New research, published in BioMed Central's open access ...
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Beanballs and the psychology of revenge: Study examines 'blood feud' exception to American norms
This week, as tens of millions of Americans awaited the baseball season's first pitches, Brown University psychologist Fiery Cushman was watching more warily for the first beanballs. As someone who studies moral judgment, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Culture not genes drives humans forward
Evolutionary biologist at the University of Reading Professor Mark Pagel argues that our cultural influences are more important to our success as a species than our genes in his new book published this week.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Suriname forest reveals 46 new species
A "cowboy frog" and a "crayola katydid" are among 46 new species that have been discovered in the dense forests of the tiny South American nation of Suriname, scientists said Wednesday.
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Archeologists investigate Ice Age hominins' adaptability to climate change
Computational modeling that examines evidence of how hominin groups evolved culturally and biologically in response to climate change during the last Ice Age also bears new insights into the extinction of ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Plasma in bags
Using plasmas, sealed plastic bags can be modified at atmospheric pressure so that human cells can adhere to and reproduce on their walls. Cell culture bags of this kind are an important aid for research and ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Humanities researchers and digital technologies: Building infrastructures for a new age
Europe's leading scientists have pledged to embrace and expand the role of technology in the Humanities. In a Science Policy Briefing released today by the European Science Foundation (ESF), they argue that without Research ...
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Culture in humans and apes has the same evolutionary roots: study
Culture is not a trait that is unique to humans. By studying orangutan populations, a team of researchers headed by anthropologist Michael Krützen from the University of Zurich has demonstrated that great apes also have ...
Oct 20, 2011 |
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New discovery may eliminate potentially lethal side effect of stem cell therapy
Like fine chefs, scientists are seemingly approaching a day when they will be able to make nearly any type of tissue from human embryonic stem cells. You need nerves or pancreas, bone or skin? With the right combination of ...
Aug 14, 2011 |
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The humanities in America -- an endangered species?
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a world that is becoming more fast-paced and technological, the humanities are under fire to defend their time-honored centrality in Western culture and education. In the world of iPhone ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Music and spirituality may be legacies of motherese: expert
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ancient humans may have developed a capacity for music and a sense of spirituality linked to music because of the foetal/infant-maternal bond, according to international authority on the origins of music, ...
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Old dog, new tricks: Study IDs 9,400-year-old mutt
Nearly 10,000 years ago, man's best friend provided protection and companionship - and an occasional meal. That's what researchers are saying after finding a bone fragment from what they are calling the earliest ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Using digitized books as 'cultural genome,' researchers unveil quantitative approach to humanities
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have created a powerful new approach to scholarship, using approximately 4 percent of all books ever published as a digital "fossil record" of human culture. By tracking the frequency ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 16, 2010 |
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