WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Creating the alphabet took thousands of years. kovalchuk/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Jane Sancinito, Assistant Professor of History, UMass Lowell Published: 2024 Jan 29 – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d …
Researchers have discovered what’s behind the unexpected spread of flesh-eating ulcers in southeastern Australia. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Jan 23 – After confounding scientists for more than 80 years and following an unexpected recent outbreak in Australia, researchers have finally discovered how …
Researchers have identified a blood protein ‘signature’ associated with long COVID. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Jan 18 – Undertaking a study of proteins found in the complement system, an important part of the immune system, of patients with long COVID, researchers have …
Researchers Heeseung Choi and Katie Dehesh holding young (green) and old (yellow) Arabidopsis plants in the laboratory. Katie Dehesh/UCR – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Jan 17 – Scientists have discovered a new contender in the quest to hack the human aging process, and it’s …
How good are you at listening to the signals of your own body? Your Hand Please via Shutterstock – By Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast And by Sarah Garfinkel, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL Published: 2024 Jan 11 – At …
New research reveals impaired oxygen absorption and mitochondrial dysfunction in muscle cells may explain why exercise makes long COVID patients feel worse. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2024 Jan 11 – One of the most consistently reported symptoms of long COVID is the tendency …
Scientists have identified a set of neurons in the brain that, when activated, allow mice to live longer and healthier lives. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2024 Jan 09 – Slowing down the dreaded aging process is something that everybody’s interested in, and now …
Social media and cellphones connected President Trump to the Jan. 6 insurrectionists. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images – By Joan Donovan, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies, Boston University Published: 2024 Jan 05 – The shocking events of 2021 Jan 06, …
A new study has provided the first direct evidence to explain the function of sleep. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Jan 08 – Researchers have combined physics and biology in a study that provides the first direct evidence explaining why we sleep. Viewing …
Figure’s 01 humanoid robot demonstrates its new watch-and-learn capabilities by autonomously using a coffee machine. Perhaps not the most spectacular demo, but this could open the floodgates to a massive acceleration of general-purpose robotics. Figure – By Loz Blain 2024 Jan 07 – Figure’s …
