WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Many cultures integrate hot peppers into traditional dishes. AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File – By Paul D. Terry, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Tennessee Published: 2023 Oct 10 – Everyone has a different tolerance for spicy food — some love the burn, while …
Fossilized human footprints in White Sands National Park may represent the oldest evidence of humans in North America. David Bustos/White Sands National Park – By Michael Irving 2023 Oct 09 – In 2021, archeologists caused a stir with the announcement that a set of …
Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women’s rights advocate, won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. Photo taken in 2021. Reihane Taravati / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP – By Pardis Mahdavi, President, University of La Verne Published: 2023 Oct 07 …
Scientists are on the cusp of tapping into the best hope we have yet of a fountain of youth. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Oct 05 – Senescent cells have been the number-one target for scientists seeking the elusive magic bullet in anti-aging …
The first encounters between European settlers and Native Americans are captured on a wood engraving in this 1888 image. DigitalVision Vectors – By Christoph Strobel, Professor and Chair of History, UMass Lowell Published: 2023 Oct 03 – For the third year, the United …
The unpredictability is a challenge … Anita Bhagwandas. Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The Observer – How to have healthy skin – Eczema – Beauty writer Anita Bhagwandas reflects on the lessons she has learned, from childhood to adulthood, about eczema – a condition that imposes …
After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push up daisies. Matriyoshka/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Jennifer DeBruyn, Professor of Environmental Microbiology, University of Tennessee – Published: 2023 Sep 28 – Each human body contains a complex …
Vibrio vulnificus infections are spreading across the U.S. because of climate change. CDC/Janice Haney Carr – By Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University Published: 2023 Sep 25 – Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but …
Researchers have discovered how a cluster of specialized cells in the brain can cause obesity. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Sep 11 – Researchers have discovered the mechanism by which a cluster of astrocytes, specialized brain cells, in the hypothalamus cause obesity in …
Researchers have found that a compound in coffee improved learning and memory in aged mice. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Sep 24 – A new study has found that a bioactive compound found in coffee beans improved learning and memory decline in aged …
