Wishing for an extra hour in the day is a common refrain throughout the industrialized world. And every fall, in places where the clocks fall back an hour, that wish reaches fruition. Yet many people still wind up feeling time-crunched….
Category: Social Sciences
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New Neanderthal footprints in Portugal reveal a life we never expected
An international team of researchers has identified a previously unknown Neanderthal site on the southern edge of the Iberian Peninsula, located along Portugal’s Algarve coast. The findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports by Nature…
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This 14th century story fooled the world about the Black Death
Researchers have traced long-standing myths about the rapid spread of the Black Death across Asia to a single source from the fourteenth century.
For centuries, depictions of the plague racing along the Silk Route, devastating cities and towns in…
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If another country tested nuclear weapons, here’s how we’d know
President Trump has argued the U.S. should test nuclear weapons because other countries are doing it. But scientific data suggest they’re not.
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After 250 years, an 18th-century mechanical volcano erupts to life
An intricate mechanical model created in 1775 to capture the explosive beauty of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius has erupted to life for the very first time, 250 years after it was first imagined. The recreation was made possible through modern…
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Most Americans don’t know alcohol can cause cancer
- Most Americans don’t realize the cancer risks of alcohol. More than half of U.S. adults either underestimate or misunderstand how drinking increases cancer risk.
- Regular drinkers are the least aware. People who consume alcohol are…
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Scientists find mind trick that unlocks lost memories
A new study suggests that briefly changing the way people see their own bodies can make it easier to recall autobiographical memories, including some from early childhood.
Published in Scientific Reports, part of the Nature journal group, the…
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Scientists in Japan create a new wine grape with a wild twist
A research team led by Professor Emeritus Takuji Hoshino of Okayama University of Science (OUS) has successfully cultivated a new wine grape variety called “Muscat Shiragai.” The hybrid was produced by crossing the wild Shiraga grape, a species…
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A gene from 100-year-olds could help kids who age too fast
Scientists have uncovered a breakthrough in the fight against a rare genetic condition that causes children to age much faster than normal. The discovery involves “longevity genes” found in people who live exceptionally long lives, often beyond…
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The bold idea that spacetime doesn’t exist
The question of whether spacetime truly exists should not be particularly controversial or even conceptually difficult once we understand what is meant by “spacetime,” “events,” and “instants.” Believing that spacetime is a real, physical entity…
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