From mother to daughter, Tunisia potters pass on ancestral know-how
With bucket and spade in hand, Sabiha Ayari from Sejnane in northern Tunisia is among the women keeping alive an ancient tradition of creating pottery with all-natural materials.
With bucket and spade in hand, Sabiha Ayari from Sejnane in northern Tunisia is among the women keeping alive an ancient tradition of creating pottery with all-natural materials.
Archaeology
May 16, 2019
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U.S.-based journalism has gradually shifted away from objective news and offers more opinion-based content that appeals to emotion and relies heavily on argumentation and advocacy, according to a new RAND Corporation report.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2019
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Rana Nawas left the corporate world nearly two years ago to produce and host a podcast—one that is now considered the most popular in the Arab world.
Other
May 12, 2019
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Animal rights groups have cheered the release of 37 spotted seal pups rescued from traffickers into the wild in northern China.
Ecology
May 11, 2019
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The Datura genus, which includes stramonium, encompasses a number of plant species that have featured heavily in the traditional medicine and popular culture of countries such as Mexico and Spain.
Archaeology
Apr 30, 2019
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For decades, more women have been entering male-dominated educational fields and careers. The proportion of men in female-dominated areas, on the other hand, has remained mostly unchanged. Now, gender gaps in female-dominated ...
Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2019
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What is toxic masculinity? It generally means men behaving badly.
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2019
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Twenty critically endangered 'Royal Turtles' were released into a remote stretch of a Cambodian river Friday—a species once feared extinct because of hunting, trafficking and illegal sand mining.
Ecology
Apr 26, 2019
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The precious chemistry of a plant used for 2000 years in traditional Chinese medicine has been unlocked in a project that raises the prospect of rapid access to a wide array of therapeutic drugs.
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 24, 2019
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Extracts from the seeds of the Ginkgo biloba tree show antibacterial activity on pathogens that can cause skin infections such as acne, psoriasis, dermatitis and eczema, a study at Emory University finds. Frontiers in Microbiology ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 18, 2019
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