The same four factors that explain how people change their beliefs on a variety of issues can account for the recent rise in anti-science attitudes, a new review suggests.
Other
Jul 11, 2022
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A major new study of ancient DNA has traced the movement of people into southern Britain during the Bronze Age. In the largest such analysis published to date, scientists examined the DNA of nearly 800 ancient individuals.
Archaeology
Dec 26, 2021
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It's not a new thing for people to try to mislead you when it comes to science. But in the age of COVID-19—when we're being bombarded with even more information than usual, when there's increased uncertainty, and when we ...
Other
Mar 9, 2021
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Since the controversial documentary series "Ancient Apocalypse" dropped on Netflix last November, academics and journalists around the world have been incensed at its false claims and misinformation.
Archaeology
Dec 15, 2022
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In human history, the transition from hunting and gathering to farming is a significant one. As such, hunter-gatherers and farmers are usually thought about as two entirely different sets of people. But researchers reporting ...
Archaeology
May 25, 2017
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New research from the University of Warwick, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Reichman University, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the Barcelona School of Economics challenges the conventional theory that the transition from ...
Archaeology
Apr 11, 2022
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The image of Neanderthals as brutish and culturally unsophisticated has changed in recent years – they could make cave art, jewellery, complex stone tools and may have had language and cooked foods. Yes, they were extremely ...
Archaeology
Jan 31, 2019
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Most of Earth's essential elements for life—including most of the carbon and nitrogen in you—probably came from another planet.
Earth Sciences
Jan 23, 2019
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A new research paper finds that genetic material from Neanderthal ancestors may have contributed to the propensity of some people today to be "early risers," the sort of people who are more comfortable getting up and going ...
Evolution
Dec 14, 2023
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The Tibetan Plateau, the highest and largest plateau above sea level, is one of the harshest environments settled by humans. It has a cold and arid environment and its elevation often surpasses 4000 meters above sea level ...
Evolution
Mar 17, 2023
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