Archaeologists in Peru have found four tombs that are more than 1,000 years old in a pyramid-shaped cemetery that now sits in the middle of a residential neighborhood in Lima, experts said.
Archaeology
Nov 27, 2015
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Contrary to assumptions that disadvantaged neighborhoods trap children in failing schools, a Johns Hopkins University sociologist has found the opposite to be true: as a neighborhood's income decreases, its range of educational ...
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2015
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When members of the U.S. military leave the service, they tend to settle in neighborhoods with greater overall diversity than their civilian counterparts of the same race, according to a new study that will be presented at ...
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2015
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Each year, 311—New York City's main hub for government information and non-emergency services—receives millions of requests and complaints, including New Yorkers' gripes about their neighbors.
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2015
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Americans today appear more divided along partisan lines than ever, and this polarization extends to where they choose to live, a Stanford scholar has found.
Social Sciences
Aug 11, 2015
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Researchers at Stanford Graduate School of Education have found that black and Hispanic families effectively need much higher incomes than white families to live in comparably affluent neighborhoods.
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2015
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Social networks affect every aspect of our lives, from the jobs we get and the technologies we adopt to the partners we choose and the healthiness of our lifestyles. But where do they come from?
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2015
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Some 9 million American families lost their homes to foreclosure during the late 2000s housing bust, driving many to economic ruin and in search of new residences.
Social Sciences
May 6, 2015
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As the nation endured two brutal recessions and the housing bubble crisis in this century's first decade, emerging research indicates that the Northeast and western sections of the nation fared better than the Midwest and ...
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2015
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How aware are you of the birds that live in your neighborhood? Do you know how many different species there are? Do enjoy your local birds, or find them annoying? J. Amy Belaire of St. Edward's University, Lynne Westphal ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2015
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