News tagged with religious change
Moved by religion: Mexican cavefish develop resistance to toxin
A centuries-old religious ceremony of an indigenous people in southern Mexico has led to small evolutionary changes in a local species of fish, according to researchers from Texas A&M University.
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Coral tests show fast construction pace for Polynesian temples
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ancient Polynesians went from building small-scale temples to constructing monumental, pyramid-shaped temples in just 140 years, not in four or five centuries as previously calculated, according ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 09, 2010 |
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Farmers' beliefs on a higher plain
There's more to decisions about land use than climate change, population growth, migration and prosperous economies. In the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, individual religious beliefs in local Saints are also linked to ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 27, 2010 |
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Growth in secular attitudes leaves Americans room for belief in God
(PhysOrg.com) -- The nature of the American religious experience is changing as a rising number of people report having no formal religious affiliation, even though the number of Americans who say they pray is increasing, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 31, 2009 |
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