Is there a typical rate of cultural evolution?
Are cultural evolution rates similar across human societies? The emerging field of Cliodynamics uses mathematical models to study history.
Are cultural evolution rates similar across human societies? The emerging field of Cliodynamics uses mathematical models to study history.
Mathematics
Feb 7, 2024
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Two-hundred U.S. communities will fail to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050 despite their pledges to do so, according to a new study published in IOP Publishing's journal Environmental Research: Infrastructure and ...
Environment
Jan 18, 2024
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Genetic diversity is crucial if species are to adapt to climate change. An international study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution that includes researchers from the University of Helsinki shows that current efforts to ...
Ecology
Jan 15, 2024
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Researchers have found that aunts play a crucial role in supporting the well-being of their LGBTQ youth relatives, including preventing them from experiencing homelessness.
Social Sciences
Jan 2, 2024
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A record-breaking heat wave occurred in North China in June, marking the first time that temperatures reached or exceeded 40°C in Beijing for three consecutive days. A new paper, published in the journal Environmental Research ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2023
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When it comes to how we talk, accents are often the thing people focus on first. We love to do impressions, and certain accents even have an impact on what we buy. But what exactly is an accent, and how does one develop?
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2023
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Destructive winds that flow out of thunderstorms in the central United States are becoming more widespread with warming temperatures, according to new research by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) National Center ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 2, 2023
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A new article published in PeerJ, authored by Camila Ferreira Leão at Universidade Federal do Pará sheds light on the effects of climate change on carnivorous mammals in the Amazon and their representation within Protected ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 29, 2023
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If you've lived in the same geographic location for several years, you've probably noticed the seasons changing. And no, not from spring to summer and fall to winter.
Earth Sciences
Sep 29, 2023
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A recent study shows that the adverse impact of the current Finnish diet on biodiversity can be reduced by shifting to more plant-based diet. The impact of the current Finnish diet nearly exclusively comes from imported products ...
Ecology
Sep 15, 2023
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