A global study has concluded that people are essential to conserving the pollinators that maintain and protect biodiversity, agriculture and habitat.
Ecology
Mar 11, 2019
0
126
It's been said that there are no atheists in foxholes, but a new study led by Joseph Henrich has shown that the impact of war on religion extends well beyond the front lines.
Evolution
Mar 6, 2019
92
646
Religious beliefs are not linked to intuition or rational thinking, according to new research by the universities of Coventry and Oxford.
Social Sciences
Nov 8, 2017
56
389
From the Christian Crusades to the Paris attacks, countless conflicts and acts of violence have been claimed to be the result of differing religious beliefs. These faith-based opinions are thought to motivate aggressive behavior ...
Social Sciences
Jan 7, 2016
49
193
Few topics can prove more divisive than religion, with some insisting it promotes compassion, selflessness and generosity, and others arguing that it leads to intolerance, isolation and even violence.
Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2014
14
0
Two studies from the University of Colorado Denver are shedding new light on the most common type of `friend' to be unfriended on Facebook and their emotional responses to it.
Internet
Apr 22, 2014
2
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by Cornell sociologist Matthew Brashears finds that happiness comes from having firmly held beliefs and being around people who affirm those beliefs.
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2010
3
0
College students' views about evolution and creationism are often shaped by what they learned in their high school biology classes, according to a University of Minnesota study published in the May issue of BioScience, the ...
Social Sciences
May 1, 2009
25
0
Beliefs about the relationship between religion and science may be a key factor in people's views on mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, especially in minority racial communities, according to new research ...
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2024
0
11
People of religious faith may have experienced lower levels of unhappiness and stress than secular people during the UK's COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, according to new University of Cambridge research.
Social Sciences
Jan 30, 2024
0
3
