The scientific worldview has made great contributions to humanity's flourishing. But, as science advances into territory once firmly held by religion—attempting to answer questions about the origins of the universe, life ...
Other
Nov 29, 2023
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A bad-tempered or overly complimentary boss, colleagues who drink too much alcohol and behave badly, an awkward atmosphere, forced festivities or a party in a random pub in the middle of nowhere—there are many factors that ...
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2023
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A new analysis of lice genetic diversity suggests that lice came to the Americas twice—once during the first wave of human migration across the Bering Strait, and again during European colonization. Marina Ascunce, currently ...
Evolution
Nov 8, 2023
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Many of the wilderness areas that we treasure were historically shaped by fire. Yet today, many wilderness landscapes are caught in the wildfire paradox—widespread suppression and exclusion of burning over the last century ...
Environment
Sep 27, 2023
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A psychological phenomenon where people see meaningful forms in random patterns, such as seeing faces in clouds, may have stimulated early humans to make cave art.
Archaeology
Sep 21, 2023
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Despite some conventional wisdom to the contrary, opposites don't actually attract.
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2023
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A team of paleontologists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working with colleagues from Xi'an Jiaotong University, the University of York, the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Research Center ...
Most prokaryotes have never been isolated in pure culture and cannot be named under the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (ICNP). However, many studies have described uncultured bacteria and archaea though ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2023
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Creative minds contribute to innovation and exploration, two of the great engines of a flourishing society. Enhancing student creativity is often considered a priority of higher education as this can later contribute to economic ...
Social Sciences
Jul 18, 2023
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The discovery and rescue of four young Indigenous children, 40 days after the aircraft they were traveling in crashed in the remote Colombian rainforest, was hailed in the international press as a "miracle in the jungle." ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2023
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