People consistently underestimate how much others in their social circle might appreciate an unexpected phone call, text or email just to say hello, and the more surprising the connection, the greater the appreciation, according ...
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2022
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Humans are the only species to live in every environmental niche in the world—from the icesheets to the deserts, rainforests to savannahs. As individuals we are rather puny, but when we are socially connected, we are the ...
Archaeology
Jun 10, 2022
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Archaeologists have found that a tool, dubbed the "stone Swiss Army knife" of prehistory, was made to look the same in enormous numbers across great distances and multiple biomes in southern Africa. This indicates early humans ...
Archaeology
Jun 9, 2022
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As parents struggle to juggle work and family commitments, early childhood education experts are encouraging Australians to acknowledge the important role of grandparents as critical caregivers in society.
Social Sciences
Jun 7, 2022
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Wealth inequality is a research topic typically reserved for humans. Now, research from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln suggests that studying wealth inequality in animals ...
Evolution
May 3, 2022
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A supermarket starts stocking hot-cross buns straight after Christmas. A cling-wrap brand shifts its serrated cutter bar from the base of the box to inside the lid. The maker of M&M's chocolates changes its marketing. Each ...
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2022
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Racial hierarchies and a lack of the 'right sort' of social connections are hindering African-born migrants from securing meaningful employment in South Australia, according to new research by the University of South Australia.
Economics & Business
Mar 31, 2022
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Researchers from University of Oklahoma and University of Illinois at Chicago published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that introduces a digital approach to analyzing audiences' interests across a broad brand ...
Economics & Business
Mar 24, 2022
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10
Female chimpanzees are less likely than males to go near villages and farmland used by humans, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2022
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150
Migrants in Iceland having frequent contact with their countries of origin are also more involved in Icelandic online communities and consume more Icelandic media, according to a new study published by Nordicom at the University ...
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2022
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