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Study explores how food manufacturers respond to state regulations
When West Virginia recently banned seven artificial food dyes in products to be sold within their borders, they joined an increasing number of individual U.S. states issuing their own regulations about food manufacturing ...
Economics & Business
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Bergantes River could be important route for Neolithization of Lower Aragon in Spain
A team of archaeologists has uncovered evidence confirming that Les Coves Llongues, in the town of Zorita del Maestrazgo (Els Ports region) of Spain, was inhabited during the Early Neolithic (second half of the 6th millennium ...
Archaeology
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Archaeologists discover historical link between inequality and sustainability
A study led by Professor Dan Lawrence, of Durham University in the UK, found that across 10 millennia, more unequal distributions of wealth correlated with longer-term human settlement. However, the team are keen to stress ...
Archaeology
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Archaeologists measure and compare size of 50,000 ancient houses to learn about history of inequality
In a study published in the journal PNAS, researchers compared house size distributions from more than 1,000 sites around the world, covering the last 10,000 years. They found that while inequality is widespread throughout ...
Archaeology
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How mobile devices shape the way Gen Z interacts with brands, spends money
Mobile marketing is having an increasing influence on the purchasing decisions of Generation Z in Poland, according to a study published in the International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies. Generation Z ...
Economics & Business
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Nested hierarchies in job skills underscore importance of basic education
In many careers, a person must learn foundational skills before advancing deeper into their profession. Computer programmers need a solid foundation in basic mathematics; nurses must gain clinical experience and specialized ...
Economics & Business
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Mathematicians solve centuries-old mystery of how 'broken' tulips get their stripes
Researchers have found an answer to a centuries-old floral mystery, using a mathematical model to explain how striped tulips get their distinctive pattern.
Mathematics
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Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: How humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago
Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools—it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling that hardly any well-preserved evidence of fireplaces ...
Archaeology
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Conservative Americans consistently distrust science, survey finds
Conservative people in America appear to distrust science more broadly than previously thought. Not only do they distrust science that does not correspond to their worldview, but also, compared to liberal Americans, their ...
Social Sciences
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401(k) plans and stock market volatility: What you need to know
With stock market charts resembling the contours of a roller-coaster ride in recent days, many Americans could be forgiven for eyeing their 401(k)s with a little concern.
Economics & Business
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Playing and exploring outdoors brings risk, and that's good for children
We are currently in the midst of a youth mental health crisis. In 2023 in England, a fifth of children aged 8 to 16 had a probable mental disorder.
Social Sciences
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Ancient auditorium discovered in the gymnasium of Agrigento
Archaeologists have made two extraordinary discoveries in the Italian town of Agrigento on Sicily's southwest coast. During excavations undertaken in March 2025, an international team of researchers led by Professor Monika ...
Archaeology
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Are Britons really poorer than they were 20 years ago, or does it just feel that way?
Millions of UK households are facing what's been dubbed "awful April" after rising council tax, water bills and broadband costs coincided with the new tax year. It could all start to hurt quite quickly. And it has led many ...
Social Sciences
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Perceived consensus drives moral intolerance in a time of identity-driven politics and online bubbles
To live together in social communities, people create and maintain expectations about what is normal and what is not. Sometimes things can fall outside the range of normal and people are OK with it. You might have a neighbor ...
Social Sciences
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Social Security's trust fund could run out of money sooner than expected due to changes in taxes and benefits
Social Security is one of the federal government's biggest programs.
Economics & Business
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Public protesters are our socially connected friends and neighbors, not angry loners
For some people, protests don't seem like rational and responsible forms of political participation in a democratic system. According to the latest World Values Survey (2017–2022), 28.6% of Canadians and 27.7% of Americans ...
Social Sciences
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Pikachu protesters, Studio Ghibli memes and the subversive power of cuteness
In Antalya, Turkey, in the early hours of March 27, 2025, Pikachu was spotted fleeing the police, making a getaway as fast as his short yellow legs could waddle.
Social Sciences
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DIY religion: More Americans finding faith outside church
A "remarkable" transformation is underway in American religious life, Cornell-led research finds. Large numbers are leaving organized religion—not in favor of secular rationality, but to pursue spirituality in ways that ...
Social Sciences
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Early education changes spur unexpected drop in test scores in the Philippines—a lesson for policymakers
A major policy change in early education in the Philippines led to an unexpected drop in test scores and academic achievement—revealing the challenges that even well-intentioned reforms can have and the importance of wisely ...
Education
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Q&A: Why do we laugh?
At the University of Virginia, assistant professor of classics Inger Kuin explores the intellectual history of ancient Greece and Rome. Within her research, she studies the role of humor in classical thought, even teaching ...
Social Sciences
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