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Astronomy Mar 29, 2024

Gravitational waves may have made human life possible

Could it be that human existence depends on gravitational waves? Some key elements in our biological makeup may come from astrophysical events that occur because gravitational waves exist, a research team headed by John R. ...

Social Sciences Mar 28, 2024

Why is Jesus often depicted with a six-pack? The muscular messiah reflects Christian values of masculinity

Have you ever wondered why so many images depicting the crucifixion show Jesus with a very defined, slender and toned body? Either slim, but with a six-pack, or displaying muscles and brawn. While these images are hardly ...

Astronomy Mar 25, 2024

'The ghost has taken the spirit of the moon': how Torres Strait Islanders predict eclipses

It's eclipse season. The sun, Earth and moon are aligned so it's possible for the Earth and moon to cast each other into shadow.

Social Sciences Mar 25, 2024

Your brain can reveal if you're right wing—plus three other things it tells us about your politics

A few years ago, the leader of Mexico's PRI party told the New York Times that he, "would stick to tried and trusted campaign tools, like polls and political intuition," and rely on "the old-fashioned way" to win the country's ...

Archaeology Mar 17, 2024

The sunken treasure of the San José shipwreck is contested—but its real riches go beyond coins and jewels

The San José was a galleon ship owned by King Philip V of Spain (1683–1746) in the 18th century. It sailed from Portobelo in present-day Panama to Cartagena in Colombia in 1708.

Environment Mar 14, 2024

Polar plastic: 97% of sampled Antarctic seabirds found to have ingested microplastics

Anthropogenic plastic pollution is often experienced through evocative images of marine animals caught in floating debris, yet its reach is far more expansive. The polar regions of the Arctic and Antarctica are increasingly ...

Ecology Mar 11, 2024

Removing Washington salmon barriers surges to $1M a day, but results are murky

The coho salmon has already conquered the Ballard Locks fish ladder, swum 17 miles through urban Seattle waterways and powered through a tunnel under nine lanes of Interstate 405.

Archaeology Mar 5, 2024

Archaeologists unearth abandoned townsite at Washington on The Brazos

A short walk from the banks of the Brazos River in Washington County, members of a small crew dressed in sun hats and gardening gloves push buckets of mud through metal sieves, picking out nails, bits of glass and ceramic, ...

Astronomy Feb 26, 2024

New research suggests explosive 'axion stars' could pinpoint where and what dark matter is

We could be closer to understanding the mystery behind what dark matter is, following new research from physicists at King's College London.

Social Sciences Feb 12, 2024

Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn't

Every year as Valentine's Day approaches, people remind themselves that not all expressions of love fit the stereotypes of modern romance. V-Day cynics might plan a "Galentines" night for female friends or toast their platonic ...

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