Switching to modern cooking fuels like gas or to electricity can improve the well-being of women in the global South, and eventually be connected to falling birth rates, a new study by researchers from the Potsdam Institute ...
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2021
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A team of researchers led by Gen Suwa of the University of Tokyo has used statistical methods to calculate when canine teeth in modern male humans began to shrink down to their current size. In their paper published in Proceedings ...
Quickâif you had to guess, what would you think is most likely to end all life on Earth: a meteor strike, climate change or a solar flare? (Choose carefully.)
Mathematics
Nov 18, 2021
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Abrupt changes in ice core samples and other records indicate dramatic changes in climate occurred at certain points in the past.
Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2021
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Hunter-gatherer populations with a strong seasonal dependence on meat in their diets had fewer people per square kilometer than those that had abundant plant foods throughout the year.
Evolution
Sep 10, 2021
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229
Determining if particular extreme hot or cold spells were caused by climate change could be made easier by a new mathematical method.
General Physics
Aug 16, 2021
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The sun constantly emits a stream of energetic particles, some of which reach Earth. The density and energy of this stream form the basis of space weather, which can interfere with the operation of satellites and other spacecraft. ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 13, 2021
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Cities are not all the same, or at least their evolution isn't, according to new research from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Environment
Jan 28, 2021
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Malaria is an ancient scourge, but it's still leaving its mark on the human genome. And now, researchers have uncovered recent traces of adaptation to malaria in the DNA of people from Cabo Verde, an island nation off the ...
Evolution
Jan 28, 2021
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67
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), together with colleagues from several other European institutions, have investigated whether particulate matter from certain sources can be especially harmful to human health. ...
Environment
Nov 18, 2020
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