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Nearly 8,000-year-old skull found in Minnesota River
A partial skull that was discovered last summer by two kayakers in Minnesota will be returned to Native American officials after investigations determined it was about 8,000 years old.
Archaeology
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Breach exposed data of half-million Chicago students, staff
The personal information of more than half a million Chicago Public Schools students and staff was compromised in a ransomware attack last December, but the vendor didn't report it to the district until last month, officials ...
Education
19 hours ago
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Are Republicans and Democrats driven by hatred of one another? Less than you think
When it comes to attitudes and behaviors among members of American political parties, the conventional wisdom is that hate is stronger than love.
Political science
May 20, 2022
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How seascapes of the ancient world shaped the genetic structure of European populations
Trinity scientists, along with international colleagues, have explored the importance of sea travel in prehistory by examining the genomes of ancient Maltese humans and comparing these with the genomes of this period from ...
Archaeology
May 20, 2022
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Prehistoric faeces reveal parasites from feasting at Stonehenge
A new analysis of ancient faeces found at the site of a prehistoric village near Stonehenge has uncovered evidence of the eggs of parasitic worms, suggesting the inhabitants feasted on the internal organs of cattle and fed ...
Archaeology
May 20, 2022
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Archaeologists reconstruct an ancient Aryan bow
A unique compound bow from the Bronze Age nearly 2 meters tall was reconstructed from authentic materials by SUSU specialists as part of an international team. This weapon had the greatest accuracy, shooting distance and ...
Archaeology
May 20, 2022
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Whiteness is at the heart of racism in Britain, so why is it portrayed as a Black problem?
In 2020, two police officers in Hackney strip-searched a 15-year-old Black girl at her school. Police conducted the search of this child, known as Child Q, without the consent of her parents, without an appropriate adult ...
Social Sciences
May 20, 2022
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Denying abortion access has a negative impact on children and families
The Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court proceedings in the United States have put the spotlight on the issue of abortion rights. Limiting access to safe abortions has many consequences, including increases in poverty, unemployment ...
Social Sciences
May 20, 2022
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How soaring inflation can be particularly harmful for young people
Inflation rates have become almost impossible to ignore. In the U.K., inflation has soared in recent months, now reaching 9%—the highest rate for 40 years. The Bank of England expects it to rise to 10% this year and for ...
Economics & Business
May 20, 2022
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Study finds immigrants initially trust police more than locals, but that trust wanes over time
The murder of African-American George Floyd in May 2020 led to worldwide protests against police violence. Not least because of these developments, in Europe, too, the relationship between the police and ethnic minorities ...
Social Sciences
May 20, 2022
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Music alleviates collective grief
In February 2020, a group of musicians from around the world living in China recorded their cover of a song by Michael Jackson on video to express their support to the families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and to those ...
Social Sciences
May 20, 2022
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Climate change reveals unique artifacts in melting ice patches
One day more than 3,000 years ago, someone lost a shoe at the place we today call Langfonne in the Jotunheimen mountains. The shoe is 28 cm long, which roughly corresponds to a modern size 36 or 37. The owner probably considered ...
Archaeology
May 19, 2022
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Research confirms eastern Wyoming Paleoindian site as Americas' oldest mine
Archaeological excavations led by Wyoming's state archaeologist and involving University of Wyoming researchers have confirmed that an ancient mine in eastern Wyoming was used by humans to produce red ocher starting nearly ...
Archaeology
May 19, 2022
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Impact of sea level rise on human groups during Mesolithic and Neolithic periods
A study carried out in the area around the Pego-Oliva Marshland Natural Park, between Valencia and Alicante, reveals how the rise in sea level impacted the human groups that inhabited this area of the Mediterranean coast ...
Archaeology
May 19, 2022
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US economy on brink of recovering pre-COVID job numbers, but more than half of industries lag
The U.S. is on pace to recover all 22 million jobs wiped out in the COVID-19 recession as early as July, but the milestone will obscure sharp differences among industries and an economy transformed by the crisis.
Economics & Business
May 19, 2022
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Making sure workers have a 'good' day gives companies a competitive advantage
A trio of researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University has identified five types of daily workplace experiences that influence employees' creative performance.
Social Sciences
May 19, 2022
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Talking about sexual consent and expectations can improve relationships and well-being
Teaching the benefits of affirmative sexual consent while also validating anxieties people might experience about consent communication is an important step for improving sexual health and well-being, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
May 19, 2022
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Few eligible families have applied for government help to pay for COVID funerals
On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets―one silver, one white―sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, South Carolina.
Social Sciences
May 19, 2022
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Executive narcissism inhibits inter-unit knowledge transfer
Narcissistic executives cause the units or subsidiaries they manage to be less receptive to knowledge coming from other units. The new research, published in the Strategic Management Journal, explores the relationship between ...
Social Sciences
May 19, 2022
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Political scientist examines a quarter-century of post-Apartheid government
Back in April 1994, the world watched a remarkable event: South Africa's first democratic election with universal suffrage. The country whose Apartheid system had legalized racial segregation since the late 1940s went to ...
Social Sciences
May 19, 2022
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