A team of archaeologists affiliated with several institutions in France and one in Germany has found that ritualized human sacrifice was common across Europe during the Neolithic.
The Iron Age site of Casas del Turuñuelo was used repeatedly for ritualized animal sacrifice, according to a multidisciplinary study published November 22, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Mª Pilar Iborra Eres ...
Archaeology
Nov 22, 2023
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If you're like most people, you've been taught that climate action is a sacrifice. Cutting emissions from fossil fuels, you've probably been told, is the economy-squeezing price we must pay for a livable planet. But our research ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2023
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Every day, we face a series of opportunities to do the right thing. Sometimes we seize those moments; other times, we don't. So, why do we make these choices, and what drives some people to take the moral high ground?
Social Sciences
May 11, 2023
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Human responses to moral dilemmas can be influenced by statements written by the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings indicate that users may underestimate ...
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2023
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Human decision-making and the interplay of individual and group dynamics is incredibly complex. Unfortunately, our behavior can lead to detrimental phenomena, such as the depletion of common sources.
Mathematics
Sep 30, 2022
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A team of researchers from Poland, the U.S. and Peru has found evidence that suggests Inca children selected for sacrifice were given drugs to keep them calm prior to their deaths. In their paper published in Journal of Archaeological ...
What a parting gift the Cassini mission gave us.
Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2021
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A cover-up, or an attempt to conceal evidence of wrongdoing, error or unethical actions, can prove harmful and costly for an organization. Often starting small, a cover-up can turn into a scandal that forever tarnishes the ...
Social Sciences
Aug 9, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has seen many in key roles—such as doctors, nurses, police officers and teachers—working tirelessly, going well beyond their contracts to keep things running.
Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2021
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