WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Ski towns and luxury retreats report rising number of cases amid concern hospitals could be overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. Medical personnel take medical samples at a ‘drive-thru’ coronavirus testing lab in West Palm Beach, Florida. Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images. By Amanda …
By Rich Haridy 2020 Mar 12 – A new report surveys participants in a Canadian basic income experiment that was prematurely cancelled after a little more than a year. VectorMine/Depositphotos. – A new report, from researchers at McMaster University and Ryerson University, has surveyed …
By Anthony Wood – The road, part of which is seen from above in this image, may have been created as two great ancient powers prepared to square off against one another. Traci Ardren/University of Miami. – Archaeologists have used laser technology to map …
A cave in France contains man’s earliest-known structures that had to be built by Neanderthals who were believed to be incapable of such things. By Robby Berman – Image source: yannvdb/Wikimedia Commons – In a French cave deep underground, scientists have discovered what …
Adjusting to parenthood without a mother as a touchstone can be poignant, complex and emotionally challenging. Sara Gaynes Levy and Jessica Zucker – ‘Some women find they have a new appreciation for the complexities of what their own mothers endured. Others may experience …
Traces of unknown ancestor emerged when researchers analysed genomes from west African populations. By Ian Sample Science editor @iansample – A Homo neanderthalensis skull: The ghost population split from the ancestors of Neanderthals and modern humans between 360,000 and 1 million years ago. …
By Becky Anderson and Sophie Tremblay Updated 8:06 AM ET, Sat February 15, 2020 Watch Jane Goodall’s full interview on CNN International’s Connect the World with Becky Anderson on Sunday, February 16th. – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Jane Goodall will be …
Shutterstock. By Brittany Brolley – Green eyes may just be more enigmatic than any other eye color. And you don’t have to dig too deep to realize that we are all pretty obsessed with this color. Green eyes have become a mainstay in …
