Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Evolution News & Views
In many districts evolutionary theory is taught as unquestionable dogma, with none of the theory’s weaknesses presented. SourceTuesday, December 7, 2021 from Evolution News & Views
Think of it: a Hindu moderating a conversation between two Christian philosophers about science and faith — fascinating. SourceTuesday, December 7, 2021 from Anthropology-News
How has the heightened digital mediation brought about by the pandemic reconfigured sociality, intimacy, ideas of “normalcy,” and even ethnographic practice itself? The post Digital Sociality in COVID-19 Japan appeared first on...Monday, December 6, 2021 from Evolution News & Views
Spiders are another of nature’s master engineers. About half of known spider species (order Araneae) construct webs made of silk. SourceMonday, December 6, 2021 from Evolution News & Views
New fossils continue to put pressure on the evolutionary narrative of gradualism. SourceMonday, December 6, 2021 from Evolution News & Views
Charles Darwin conceded that such instincts are “so wonderful” that their origin would strike many as “a difficulty sufficient to overthrow my whole theory.” SourceMonday, December 6, 2021 from Anthropology-News
Human-animal interactions have played an important role in evolution. Pets—and their role in human social life—are part of that story. The post Relationships with Our Pets Offer Social Stability during COVID-19 appeared first on...Monday, December 6, 2021 from Anthropology-News
The Non-Fungible Token art market is popular among cryptocurrency fans. But gendered marketplace dynamics dominate. The post Gender in the New NFT Economy appeared first on Anthropology News .Sunday, December 5, 2021 from Evolution News & Views
Because minds don’t fossilize, anything we think we know about the minds of putative prehumans is speculation. SourceSaturday, December 4, 2021 from Evolution News & Views
Averick describes the work as “superficial,” “convenient,” and marked by “a glaring lack of profundity.” SourceFriday, December 3, 2021 from Evolution News & Views
Intelligent design is a scientific theory that holds that many features of the universe and living things are best explained by an intelligent cause. SourceFriday, December 3, 2021 from Anthropology-News
COVID-19 left many people stuck in place and unable to travel. Yet immobility has long been an everyday reality for migrants. The post Pandemic Mobilities in Istanbul appeared first on Anthropology News .Friday, December 3, 2021 from Evolution News & Views
Xenobots are artificially interconnected biological tissues whose arrangements are determined by some algorithm. SourceFriday, December 3, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
People who work overnight are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, but the risk may be reduced by eating only between 7am and 7pmFriday, December 3, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
A genetic analysis suggests the world’s most common species of honeybee, the western honeybee, first appeared in western Asia about 7 million years ago and then spread into Africa and EuropeFriday, December 3, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
People in the UK of Bangladeshi or Pakistani heritage are more likely to live in households that include schoolchildren and people aged 70 or older - a factor that may explain why people from these backgrounds were more likely to die...Friday, December 3, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Researchers found 17 illicit marketplaces claiming to sell vaccine passports, and some appear to be valid entries in national databasesFriday, December 3, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemicFriday, December 3, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Centuries before the pharaohs emerged in Egypt, the local elites used a thick porridge-like beer in their ceremoniesFriday, December 3, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Compared with other high-income countries, the UK has been slow to approve and roll out covid-19 vaccines to teenagers, prompting concerns over long covid and the new omicron variantFriday, December 3, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Time-of-flight sensors built into some smartphones can be used to detect the telltale reflections from hidden camera lensesThursday, December 2, 2021 from Evolution News & Views
There’s more function in the “junk” than imagined. Caltech finds a significant role: maintaining territories and compartments, and guiding components. SourceThursday, December 2, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Orcas – also known as killer whales – used to be unusual visitors to the Arctic Ocean off Alaska, but they are becoming more common there, which might be bad news for local ecosystemsThursday, December 2, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
A genetic mutation may cause lower levels of cholesterol and a blood clotting protein associated with heart disease, and the hope is to design drugs that have the same effectThursday, December 2, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
A small, dense planet found using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is similar to Mercury, with what seems to be an enormous iron core and temperatures above 1400°CThursday, December 2, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
We thought young gas giant planets would be large and low-density, but the gas giants around a star that is just 20 million years old don’t fit this modelThursday, December 2, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Computer modelling supports the idea that nascent stars brighten dramatically during growth spurts, which could explain an astrophysical mysteryThursday, December 2, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Exclusive: Pat Brown, chief executive of the plant-based meat firm, wants pilot to show economic and climate change benefits of taking farmland out of cattle and sheep production to lock up carbonThursday, December 2, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Until around 150 years ago, humans were relatively short – but our recent growth spurt may have more to do with social factors than dietary onesWednesday, December 1, 2021 from Anthropology-News
COVID-19 exacerbated food insecurity among students. One study sought to understand the pandemic’s impact on food access and how to best inform students of resources and support. The post Navigating the Pandemic and College on an Empty...Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from NSF News
Completed in 1963 and stewarded by U.S. National Science Foundation since the 1970s, Arecibo Observatory has contributed to many important scientific discoveries, including the demonstration of gravitational waves from a binary pulsar,...Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
The foul-smelling futility of co-doping two-dimensional carbon, plus optimal moose tessellation and passing through two doors at once, in Feedback’s weekly round-upWednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
When you look at the research evidence, it soon becomes clear that calls to ban all plastic wrap on fresh fruit and veg could do more harm than goodWednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
When we started finding planetary systems around other stars we thought many of them would be like ours. We’ve now found hundreds – and it’s so far, so wrongWednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Here is New Scientist's pick of the science and sci-fi books from 2021 that will keep you entertained over the holiday seasonWednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
When clouds of dust and gas collapse to form new stars, the light show is a wonder to behold, as the latest Hubble photos revealWednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
An uplifting film tells the story of how George Jarrett Helm Jr became a leading voice in a movement for environmental and Indigenous rights in HawaiiWednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Humans have affected every aspect of life on Earth – from hunting prehistoric beasts to changing the climate – and the illusion that pristine nature still exists undermines our efforts to make a better world, says environmental writer...Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from ScienceDaily: Early Human News
The oldest unequivocal evidence of upright walking in the human lineage are footprints discovered at Laetoli, Tanzania in 1978, by paleontologist Mary Leakey and her team. The bipedal trackways date to 3.7 million years ago. Another set...Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from Evolutionary Biology News -- ScienceDaily
Coccolithophores are microscopic algae that form tiny limestone plates, called coccoliths, around their single cells. They are responsible for half of the limestone produced in the oceans and therefore play a major role in the carbon...Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Humans and AI working together can reveal new areas of mathematics where data sets are too large to be comprehended by mathematiciansWednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
A set of 3.7-million-year-old footprints were initially thought to have been left by a bear walking upright, but have now been reinterpreted as the prints of an unidentified hominin that walked a little bit like a modern catwalk fashion...Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Stegouros elengassen, unearthed in Chile, had a strange flattened tail that looked like a fern frond – a feature never seen before in an ankylosaur dinosaurWednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Methane is an underappreciated but potent greenhouse gas. How we deal with it will have a massive impact on averting the worst consequences of climate changeWednesday, December 1, 2021 from NSF News
Today, we recognize and celebrate Antarctica Day and the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959. The Antarctic Treaty designated the continent as a place for peace and international collaboration to progress science and is the...Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Originally a way of solving complicated equations with moving variables, the modern definition of an algorithm is morphingWednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī was a Persian polymath, sometimes known as the father of algebra, who produced ground-breaking works in mathematics, astronomy and geographyWednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Too much stress hurts mind and body, but the stress response exists for good evolutionary reasons. Recognising that is the first step to turning its negative effects aroundWednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
Horses kick and stamp on rocks to keep their hooves in good shape, and archaeologists have now realised this can result in a collection of sharp stones that look like the work of an ancient human toolmakerWednesday, December 1, 2021 from New Scientist - Evolution
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has refused a freedom of information request that would allow independent scrutiny of the measures in its flagship green plan.