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Wolves have been caring for the pack for at least 1.3 million years
Wolves today live and hunt in packs, which helps them take down large prey. But when did this group behavior evolve? An international research team has reported specimens of an ancestral wolf, Canis chihliensis, from the ...
Archaeology & Fossils
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Not letting students choose their roommates can make college a drag
When colleges and universities assign roommates instead of letting students pick and choose their own, the idea is often to increase the chance that students will live with someone from a different racial or ethnic background. ...
Education
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New funerary and ritual behaviors of the Neolithic Iberian populations discovered
Experts from the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology of the University of Seville have just published a study in the prestigious journal PLOS ONE on an important archaeological find in the Cueva de la Dehesilla (Cádiz). ...
Archaeology & Fossils
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Theater improvisation techniques show promising results for science classroom engagement
A researcher at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) has developed a unique method to improve class participation in a graduate-level thermodynamics course by incorporating theater improvisation activities ...
Education
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Study on motivations of non-Māori to learn te reo
A study on the motivations of non-Māori to learn te reo Māori suggests Pākehā identity is increasingly tied to acquiring a deeper knowledge of, and ability to speak, the indigenous language.
Education
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Teaching kids to read during the coronavirus pandemic: 5 questions answered
Keisha Allen and Kindel Nash research how kids learn to read and prepare future teachers at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. They are also raising children of their own. Here, they answer five questions many ...
Education
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Cynicism, autonomy and job satisfaction: Evidence from teaching profession
Research published in the International Journal of Management in Education has sought to ascertain whether there is a relationship between the psychological characteristics of cynicism, autonomy, and job satisfaction in teachers. ...
Education
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How the pandemic is harming the oil and gas industry
In August, Exxon Mobil, once the largest publicly traded company in the world, was dropped from the Dow Jones industrial average after 92 years. Exxon's removal is emblematic of the changing profiles of energy companies. ...
Economics & Business
22 hours ago
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Education: An influencing factor for intergenerational mobility in Canada
The relationship between the income levels of parents and their children once they reach adulthood is complex, but education could be one of the factors that influence Canadian intergenerational mobility. This according to ...
Economics & Business
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You wouldn't hit a dog, so why kill one in Minecraft? Why violence against virtual animals is an ethical issue
Violence against animals in video games is ubiquitous. Players can kill or torture animals in various popular games, including Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto V. The rise of this (increasingly realistic) trend in games, along ...
Social Sciences
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Researchers find California wildfires shrink partisan differences about climate change strategies
When the smoke from recent wildfires caused an eerie, orange sky to darken San Francisco for an entire day earlier this month, the cultural conversation took an apocalyptic turn. National headlines reflected growing concern ...
Political science
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Scientists investigate the origin of the Quaternary valleys in the Iberian peninsula
Geologists at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) contributed to a study published recently in the journal Global and Planetary Change exploring one of the geomorphological paradigms ...
Archaeology & Fossils
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Drug court reduces risk of reconviction in the long term, new research finds
Treating drug-related offenders is far more effective than sending them to prison, according to new research conducted jointly by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Center (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney and the NSW Bureau of ...
Political science
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Neandertals have adopted male sex chromosome from modern humans
In 1997, the very first Neandertal DNA sequence—just a small part of the mitochondrial genome—was determined from an individual discovered in the Neander Valley, Germany, in 1856. Since then, improvements in molecular ...
Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 24, 2020
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Microaggressions aren't just innocent blunders, and new research links them with racial bias
A white man shares publicly that a group of Black Harvard graduates "look like gang members to me" and claims he would have said the same of white people dressed similarly. A white physician mistakes a Black physician for ...
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2020
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COVID-19 shapes political approval ratings
Approval ratings of political leaders surged in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2020
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Overpriced? Researchers explain artificial price increases in the taxi app Uber
Apps such as Uber are an important mobility feature in many big cities. Driving others from A to B in their own car has become a job for many people. However, many drivers complain that their income is too low. In May 2019, ...
Economics & Business
Sep 24, 2020
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Reminders of inequality for poor people prod them to be more likely to want to tax the rich
A pair of political science researchers at the University of California, has found that showing people a symbol of inequality can push them to demand that rich people be taxed more. In their paper published in the journal ...
New education 'hubs' for Deaf children needed to replace social spaces lost when specialist schools close
New dedicated hubs for Deaf children are needed around the country to provide new social spaces, education and support, an expert has said.
Education
Sep 24, 2020
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Researchers examine COVID-19 impact on manufacturing
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have examined how manufacturers are—or aren't—pivoting successfully in response to major manufacturing disruptions as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Economics & Business
Sep 24, 2020
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