WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Black fugitives fleeing slavery on the Underground Railroad, Photo 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Viola Franziska Müller, Postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in history, University of Bonn Published: 2023 Jan 24 – For generations, the Underground Railroad has been the quintessential …
Killing of Manuel Esteban Páez Terán, who opposed training facility, is ‘unprecedented’ in history of environmental activism, experts say. Manuel Esteban Páez Terán. Photograph: Gabe Eisen – By Timothy Pratt in Atlanta Last modified on 2023 Jan 21 – Belkis Terán spoke with …
Research findings indicate smaller meals and eating less frequently are more important to losing weight than the time of day one eats. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2023 Jan 19 – A new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School …
A new study found six minutes of high intensity cycling was most effective at raising circulating levels of a brain protein associated with cognitive health. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2023 Jan 13 – Just six minutes of intense aerobic exercise a day could …
The 2,000-year-old inscription is among the earliest examples of words recorded in writing. The discovery of millennia-old runic writing is a ‘sensational’ find, say archaeologists. Photograph: Javad Parsa/NTB/AFP/Getty Images – AP in Copenhagen Last modified on 2023 Jan 17 – Archaeologists in Norway …
Recent research suggests plants may be able to learn and communicate. This really put me off my baked potato. Plant intelligence … salad seedlings being dug in at an allotment. Photograph: Betsie Van der Meer/Getty Images – By Emma Beddington Last modified on …
The Swedish geneticist on winning the Nobel prize, his laureate father and early man’s sensitive side. Svante Pääbo says becoming a Nobel laureate has been ‘a burden … but a pleasant burden’. Photograph: Jens Schlueter/Getty Images – By Kate Connolly in Leipzig 2023 …
Swimming-induced pulmonary oedema involves the accumulation of fluid in the lungs of swimmers without it having been inhaled. Members of the She Swims group going for their new year swim in Falmouth. Sport England estimates that 2.7 million people participated in some form …
New research has found a correlation between blood biomarkers of hydration and aging. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2023 Jan 02 – A fascinating study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests people who don’t drink enough fluids could be at …
Thunberg’s funny exchange is a reminder of the connection between machismo, misogyny and hostility to climate action. ‘He was hoping to promote himself with his sneer at Thunberg; he managed to raise his visibility just in time to make news of his arrest.’ …
