WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
A genetic study offers strong evidence to indicate alcohol consumption is a direct cause of cancer. IgorTishenko/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Jan 20 – A large genetic study tracking 150,000 subjects for over a decade has affirmed the direct causal link between drinking …
Credit: Royal Commission for AlUla/AAKSA – Written by Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Archaeologists have discovered a 4,500-year-old highway network in Saudi Arabia lined with well-preserved ancient tombs. – Researchers from the University of Western Australia have carried out a wide-ranging investigation over the past …
TAX HAVEN An oligarch, a dictator’s aide and a beverage tycoon turned to America’s least populated state to shelter assets, the Pandora Papers show. JACKSON, WY – NOVEMBER 13: People are seen outside Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson, Wyoming, Saturday, 2021 Nov …
The medical community must find answers for those suffering from long Covid. They are running out of time and hope. Seen here with her husband Nick Güthe and the actor Jeff Goldblum, Heidi Ferrer was a screenwriter who worked on shows including Dawson’s …
Christiane Amanpour interviews Timothy Snyder and Doris Kerns Goodwin – Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Updated 2022 Jan 08 – A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. …
A film about a comet hurtling towards Earth and no one is doing anything about it? Sounds exactly like the climate crisis. ‘The Earth system is breaking down now with breathtaking speed.’ Photograph: Niko Tavernise/Netflix/PA – By Peter Kalmus Last modified on 2021 …
Amenhotep I ‘unwrapped’ digitally by Cairo scientists, revealing details from his grave jewellery to his teeth. The sarcophagus of Amenhotep I, who ruled Egypt between roughly 1525 and 1504 BC. Photograph: De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images – By Mark Brown Last modified on …
Amid the pandemic, confetti fell on an almost-empty Times Square last New Year’s Eve. AP Photo/Craig Ruttle – By Miriamne Ara Krummel, Professor of English, University of Dayton 2021 Dec 23 – On Dec. 31, people from cultures all around the world will …
In 2019, the body of a man fell from a passenger plane into a garden in south London. Who was he? A plane lowers its undercarriage as it descends for landing at London Heathrow airport. Photograph: Avpics/Alamy – By Sirin Kale Last modified …
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. – By Katie Hunt, CNN Updated 2021 Dec 22 – The human story — where we come from and how we evolved — …