WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Slime plays an essential role in the lives of snails, hagfish and people alike. Adrienne Bresnahan/Moment via Getty Images – By Omer Gokcumen, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo Published: 2022 Aug 26 – Slime is everywhere. It shapes the consistency …
When you don’t know what you’re looking for, it’s easier to miss it. U.S. Navy via Getty Images News – By Sam Hunter, Professor of Organizational Psychology, University of Nebraska Omaha And by Gina Scott Ligon, Director the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technolology, and …
Modeling estimates five billion people would die of hunger due to global food supply disruptions following a serious nuclear conflict. Depositphotos By Rich Haridy 2022 Aug 15 – If a nuclear war were ever to break out, it probably wouldn’t last long. For a …
Almost every participant in the trial guessed whether they had been given psilocybin or placebo, raising questions over whether psychedelic trials can ever be properly blinded. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Aug 24 – A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry has reported …
Dogs are seen as more likely to leap without looking – possibly a trait shared with their owners. Artur Debat/Moment via Getty Images – By Lei Jia, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Kent State University Published: 2022 Aug 22 – The Research Brief is a …
As the planet warms, these five drought-tolerant and highly nutritious crops offer hope for greater resiliency. A field of amaranth on a Himalayan mountain, in Uttarakhand, India. Densely packed flowers grow in Summer or Autumn. Photograph: Hitendra Sinkar/Alamy – Supported by About this …
A generation after it was decommissioned, tribal members are still working to clean up the Hanford nuclear site, one of the most contaminated spots in the US. The Columbia River flows next to a decommissioned nuclear production complex in Washington state. Photograph: Jovelle …
Samaritans celebrate Shavuot atop Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank. Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua via Getty Images – By Terry Giles, Professor of Theology, Gannon University Published: 2022 Aug 19 – “Good Samaritan” is a label often used to describe someone acting selflessly to benefit …
Although most medical research is reliable, studies that are flawed or fake can lead to patients undergoing treatments that might cause harm. skynesher/E+ via Getty Images – By Lisa Bero, Research Professor Public Health and Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Published: …
You and the trillions of microbes in your gut can live in harmony. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images – By Benjamin Wolfe, Associate Professor of Biology, Tufts University. Published: 2022 Aug 15 – When you hear about the gut microbiome, does …
