A team of European researchers has shed new light on the genetic origins of Papua New Guineans. The team uses advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tools to demonstrate that Papua New Guineans are closely related to other ...
Archaeology
Jul 22, 2025
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Humans' overconsumption of resources—from the food and clothes we buy to the methods of transportation we choose—is a leading contributor to global climate change, says University of Arizona researcher Sabrina Helm. Therefore, ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2019
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It may be time to tailor students' class schedules to their natural biological rhythms, according to a new study from UC Berkeley and Northeastern Illinois University.
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2018
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Generation X women experience age in seven different ways according to a new study by Nottingham Business School (NBS), part of Nottingham Trent University.
Social Sciences
May 29, 2023
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A team of psychologists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have used a new technique to construct what a large sample of 511 American Christians think God looks like.
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2018
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Stoners are not as lazy and unmotivated as stereotypes suggest, according to new U of T Scarborough research.
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2024
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People in the ancient world did not always believe in the gods, a new study suggests – casting doubt on the idea that religious belief is a "default setting" for humans.
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2016
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In the years since the Great Recession, when housing prices dramatically fell, Wall Street investors have been buying large numbers of single-family homes to use as rentals. As of 2022, big investment firms owned nearly 600,000 ...
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2023
1
1381
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appearance of something unexpected—Batman—disrupts ...
Social Sciences
Nov 20, 2025
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1376
New research from The CIBC Centre for Human Capital and Productivity at The University of Western Ontario shows that education, and related education-based initiatives, can reduce crime rates, improve health, lower mortality ...
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2011
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