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Echoing in eternity: 2,100-year-old Alexander the Great mosaic analyzed for restoration
In 333 BCE, near the small Pinarus River along the modern-day borders of Turkey and Syria, a fierce battle took place between the forces of Alexander the Great and the Persian king Darius III. Here, in the Battle of Issus, ...
Saturday citations: New cretaceous predator just dropped; neutron star mountains; a cool 'living seawall'
This week, scientists with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute reported that a key current, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, has not declined over the last 60 years. An international team of geneticists found ...
Not only cereals: Revealing the menu of farmers 5,000 years ago
The so-called Funnel Beaker Culture (4000–2800 BCE) represents the first phase in Southern Scandinavia/northern Germany in which people were agriculturalists and kept livestock. The lifestyle of these farmers has been a ...
Archaeology
Jan 17, 2025
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Self-management skill and sense of purpose go hand-in-hand, study suggests
People who are goal-oriented tend to have better outcomes in life partly because having a "sense of purpose" is a skill that can yield positive results.
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2025
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Study says tighter land-use controls hurt productivity, innovation among builders, fuel housing crisis
U.S. productivity soared in the second half of the 20th century, creating benefits for consumers in the form of lower prices across a wide range of goods. But one critical sector proved a glaring exception: housing.
Economics & Business
Jan 17, 2025
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Young people are losing interest in sustainable investing, survey shows
Facing economic uncertainty, Millennial and Gen Z investors say they're prioritizing profits over environmental and social priorities.
Economics & Business
Jan 17, 2025
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Student unions: Warnings of toxic problems fueling disillusionment need to be dealt with
Almost every post-secondary student in Canada must live under some form of democratic student government known as a student union. They are largely incorporated under provincial or federal non-profit legislation.
Economics & Business
Jan 17, 2025
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New review calls for shift from economic growth to well-being within planetary limits
A comprehensive new review by experts in the sustainability science field, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, is challenging the long-held assumption that economic growth is necessary for societal progress.
Economics & Business
Jan 17, 2025
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Brits still associate working-class accents with criminal behavior: Study warns of bias in the criminal justice system
Research led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, raises serious concerns about bias in the UK criminal justice system due to negative stereotyping of accents.
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2025
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Study identifies illicit finance risks in Premier League club ownership structures
The Premier League is currently vulnerable to new investors and team owners who could have sourced their wealth from illicit activities.
Economics & Business
Jan 17, 2025
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Banning cellphones in schools gains popularity in red and blue states
Arkansas' Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that's been rapidly gaining bipartisan ...
Education
Jan 16, 2025
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Medieval birds of prey thrived on human waste, study finds
Birds of prey in medieval Britain relied far more heavily on scavenging human waste than previously thought, according to research that analyzed more than 30 ancient bird skeletons.
Archaeology
Jan 16, 2025
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Volcanic eruptions linked to Neolithic 'sun stone' sacrifices in Denmark
About 4,900 years ago, a Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs. Archaeologists and climate scientists from the University of Copenhagen can now show ...
Archaeology
Jan 16, 2025
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Homo erectus adapted to harsh deserts 1.2 million years ago, study finds
Homo erectus was able to adapt to and survive in desert-like environments at least 1.2 million years ago, according to a paper published in Communications Earth & Environment. The findings suggest that behavioral adaptations ...
Archaeology
Jan 16, 2025
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Art analysis: 2D multifractal tools examine Jackson Pollock's expressionism
The temperature changes hour to hour and day to day; exchange rates behave no differently. Wherever studies of the variability of similar one-dimensional time series are concerned, analyses based on multifractals have managed ...
Mathematics
Jan 16, 2025
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Instagram motherhood influencers often share kids' images, apparently without safety concerns
A study of 10 British motherhood influencers suggests they often deliberately share pictures of their children on Instagram, with strong trust in the safety of doing so. Katherine Baxter of Liverpool Hope University, U.K., ...
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2025
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Disinformation in 2024 was rife, and it's likely to bring more risks in 2025
Mis- and disinformation have once again been named the top global risk of the immediate term in the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risks Report 2025.
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2025
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Amid rising geopolitical tensions, researchers call for 'safe zones' for scientific collaboration
A new article emphasizes the need for "safe zones" for researchers amid escalating geopolitical tensions. It uses the history of IIASA—established as a neutral ground during the Cold War—as a prime example.
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2025
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How sexuality conflicts are quietly breaking relationships apart
A new study, by researchers from Lancaster University and the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada, has uncovered considerable "sexual inconsistency" between people's sexual identity or attraction and whether they ...
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2025
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Schools need to boost entry-level salaries to better compete for novice teachers, study says
Despite concerns about teacher shortages in certain school districts and subject areas, a recent study found that schools are not adjusting their salary scales strategically so they can better attract novice teachers.
Economics & Business
Jan 16, 2025
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