WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Daily life has been upended, creating a perfect storm for a crisis. Anurag Papolu/The Conversation via Getty Images By Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University 2020 May 07 – When the novel coronavirus roared into the U.S., mental health …
Fears around the pandemic are causing sleep patterns to change and strange dreams to linger in people’s memories. An ongoing study by the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center has found a 35 percent increase in dream recall and a 15 percent increase in negative …
SEM photo of Neanderthal cord from Abri du Maras. M.H. Moncel – By Nell Greenfieldboyce – Tiny bits of twisted plant fibers found on an ancient stone tool suggest that Neanderthals were able to make and use sophisticated cords like string …
Ski towns and luxury retreats report rising number of cases amid concern hospitals could be overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. Medical personnel take medical samples at a ‘drive-thru’ coronavirus testing lab in West Palm Beach, Florida. Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images. By Amanda …
By Rich Haridy 2020 Mar 12 – A new report surveys participants in a Canadian basic income experiment that was prematurely cancelled after a little more than a year. VectorMine/Depositphotos. – A new report, from researchers at McMaster University and Ryerson University, has surveyed …
By Anthony Wood – The road, part of which is seen from above in this image, may have been created as two great ancient powers prepared to square off against one another. Traci Ardren/University of Miami. – Archaeologists have used laser technology to map …
A cave in France contains man’s earliest-known structures that had to be built by Neanderthals who were believed to be incapable of such things. By Robby Berman – Image source: yannvdb/Wikimedia Commons – In a French cave deep underground, scientists have discovered what …
Adjusting to parenthood without a mother as a touchstone can be poignant, complex and emotionally challenging. Sara Gaynes Levy and Jessica Zucker – ‘Some women find they have a new appreciation for the complexities of what their own mothers endured. Others may experience …
Traces of unknown ancestor emerged when researchers analysed genomes from west African populations. By Ian Sample Science editor @iansample – A Homo neanderthalensis skull: The ghost population split from the ancestors of Neanderthals and modern humans between 360,000 and 1 million years ago. …
By Becky Anderson and Sophie Tremblay Updated 8:06 AM ET, Sat February 15, 2020 Watch Jane Goodall’s full interview on CNN International’s Connect the World with Becky Anderson on Sunday, February 16th. – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Jane Goodall will be …
