News tagged with middle east
Archaeologists Uncover Land Before Wheel; Site Untouched for 6,000 Years
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of archaeologists from the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, along with a team of Syrian colleagues, is uncovering new clues about a prehistoric society that formed the foundation ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Monogamy reduces major social problems of polygamist cultures: study
In cultures that permit men to take multiple wives, the intra-sexual competition that occurs causes greater levels of crime, violence, poverty and gender inequality than in societies that institutionalize and practice monogamous ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Research group finds creating boundaries key to reducing ethnic violence
(PhysOrg.com) -- History is filled with examples of ethnic violence, the type that erupts when people with differing cultures attempt to live side by side. The Middle East comes to mind, as does Northern Ireland ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2011 |
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The myth of the Arab Spring
New research shows true picture of what and who is behind the political uprisings.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Indians and Europeans share a milky past
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cambridge University researchers have discovered that lactose tolerant milk-drinkers in India and Europe could be related to the same person who lived at some point in the last 10,000 years.
Sep 09, 2011 |
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The disappearance of the elephant caused the rise of modern man 400,000 years ago
Elephants have long been known to be part of the Homo erectus diet. But the significance of this specific food source, in relation to both the survival of Homo erectus and the evolution of modern humans, has n ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Global study finds China and Middle East leading digital age
China and the Middle East are racing ahead of the West in embracing the Internet according to "the largest ever" global study of online habits.
Oct 11, 2010 |
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Dead Sea drilling research project portends ominous future for Middle East
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers drilling in the center of the Dead Sea have found that approximately 120,000 years ago, the area became so dry the Sea dried up completely, or nearly so, and worse, it ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Mars radar could help find water in Mideast: NASA
Technology used to discover underground ice on Mars could also be used in the search for water on Earth and help ward off conflict in the arid Middle East, a NASA scientist said Thursday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Air Force launches military satellite into space
(AP) -- The Air Force has sent into space a satellite that is expected to improve communications with military drones in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 20, 2012 |
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What should America do in Egypt? Try nothing, says Stanford expert
When millions of Egyptians took to the streets to demonstrate against the 30-year regime of Hosni Mubarak, they rocked the delicate political ecosystem of the Middle East. What should America do?
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Broadcasters failed to prepare audiences for the Arab spring, says research
Broadcasters failed to prepare audiences for events in North Africa and the Middle East, according to new research from the International Broadcasting Trust (IBT) and the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Small dogs originated in the Middle East
A genetic study has found that small domestic dogs probably originated in the Middle East more than 12,000 years ago. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology traced the evolutionary histor ...
Feb 23, 2010 |
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Watching religiously
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new survey of the boom in religious broadcasting in the Middle East reveals how the small screen is becoming an increasingly important battlefield in the struggle for people?s hearts and ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 20, 2010 |
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Genetic study confirms: First dogs came from East Asia
Researchers at Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology say they have found further proof that the wolf ancestors of today's domesticated dogs can be traced to southern East Asia -- findings that run counter to theories ...
Nov 23, 2011 |
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