WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Using location-unique bacterial samples, an AI tool can pinpoint where you’ve been. DALL-E – By Paul McClure 2024 Nov 10 – We naturally pick up microorganisms as we move about the world. Now, researchers have developed an AI tool that accurately links you to …
Spending a long time on social media has little to no effect on mental health. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Nov 08 – Using social media platforms for long periods has little to no association with mental health indicators like depression, anxiety and …
During and after the Civil War, thousands of Confederate soldiers resettled in the Big Sky State. Donovan Reese/Photodisc via Getty Images By Randi Lynn Tanglen, Professor of English and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of North Dakota Published: 2024 Nov 07 – …
The entrance to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Martin Zwick/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Adriana Craciun, Professor of English and Emma MacLachlan Metcalf Chair of Humanities, Boston University Published: 2024 Nov 04 – Two-thirds of the world’s food comes today …
The study took place in Tennessee, a state that has had a near-total ban on abortions since 2022. Anchiy/E+ via Getty Images – By Sophie Bjork-James, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University and by Anna-Grace Lilly, Medical Student, University of Toledo and by Isabelle Perry Newman, …
A new immunotherapy could help prevent scar tissue forming after a heart attack, reducing the risk of heart failure. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2024 Nov 04 – Scarring of heart tissue can be slowed but not stopped, and can lead to heart failure. …
A handful of antibiotics and plastics, not at all what the doctor ordered, in this rendering. – By Joe Salas 2024 Nov 03 – A recent study has shown that nanoplastics – plastic particles smaller than 0.001 millimeters – affect the body’s ability to …
Could kissing stem from primate bonding? A new study makes the case for it. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Nov 01 – Most of us do it, be it romantic, familial, friendly or formal, but kissing among humans and where and how it …
Fluorescent microscope image of the animal cells with embedded chloroplasts (magenta) R. Aoki, Y. Inui, Y. Okabe et al. 2024 / Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B – By Michael Irving 2024 Oct 30 – Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells, …
The ‘how’ behind the link between red meat consumption and cancer has been identified. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Oct 24 – Researchers have discovered the mechanism linking the over-consumption of red meat with colorectal cancer, as well as identifying a means of …
