WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Wealth can buy health – but only to a point. marekuliasz/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Sara Machado, Research Scientist in Health Economics, Brown University and by Irene N. Papanicolas, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University Published: 2025 Apr 09 …
A pre-Hispanic canal funnels water from mountains to farm fields. Ari Caramanica – By Ari Caramanica, Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Vanderbilt University Published: 2025 Apr 08 – Seeing the north coast of Perú for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it’s …
In William Gibson’s ‘Neuromancer,’ the AI seeks sanctuary from humanity’s corrupting influence. Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis via Getty Images – By Billy J. Stratton, Professor of English and Literary Arts, University of Denver Published: 2025 Apr 07 – In 2014, Stephen Hawking voiced grave warnings …
Listening to 60 seconds of 100 hertz at 65.9 dBa might have helped this guy. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2025 Apr 10 – Nobody likes being carsick, seasick or airsick, but what can you do to keep from getting that way? Well, according …
Group A streptococcus (GAS) is also known as Streptococcus pyogenes, and this common bacterium can cause life-threatening illness. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Apr 08 – A decade-long study of around 35 million Americans in 10 states has found that group A streptococcus …
Scientists are looking at the gut-brain connection and stroke rehabilitation. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Apr 06 – What does gut fermentation and stroke-induced brain inflammation have in common? Potentially a lot, according to new research looking into how the microbiome directly influences …
A new study has bolstered existing evidence linking the shingles vaccine to a reduced dementia risk. – Depositphotos – View 4 Images – By Paul McClure 2025 Apr 05 – Taking advantage of a unique public health policy in the UK, a new study …
T-reg cells, imagined here in a generative image, are key components of the body’s immune system. A new study says they might also be powerful allies in the fight against pain – By Michael Franco 2025 Apr 04 – In a breakthrough finding, researchers …
CI Photos/Shutterstock – By Rowan Martin-Hughes, Senior Research Fellow, Burnet Institute and by Debra ten Brink, Senior Research Officer, Burnet Institute and by Nick Scott, Head of Modeling and Biostatistics, Burnet Institute Published: 2025 Mar 26 – In January, the Trump administration ordered …
A shopper who gets SNAP benefits shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on 2023 Feb 13. AP Photo/Allison Dinner – By Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond Published: 2025 Apr 01 – Congress may soon consider whether …