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    We now know how and why humans evolved into farmers
    Joseph Shavit
    • 4 days ago

    We now know how and why humans evolved into farmers

    The genetic origins of the first agriculturalists in the Neolithic period long seemed to lie in the Near East a new study finds.
    What's your dog's age in human years? New formula is far more accurate
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 30

    What's your dog's age in human years? New formula is far more accurate

    [Apr 29, 2022: Heather Buschman, UC San Diego Health] The formula provides a new “epigenetic clock,” a method for determining the age of a cell, tissue or organism based on a readout of its epigenetics. (CREDIT: Creative Commons) If there’s one myth that has persisted through the years without much evidence, it’s this: multiply your dog’s age by seven to calculate how old they are in “human years.” In other words, the old adage says, a four-year-old dog is similar in physio
    Study challenges theories of earlier human arrival in Americas
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 27

    Study challenges theories of earlier human arrival in Americas

    The paper challenges new theories that the earliest human inhabitants of North America arrived before the migration of people from Asia.
    What will the Earth be like in 500 years?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 26

    What will the Earth be like in 500 years?

    Scientists can make some pretty accurate forecasts about the future, but predicting what the Earth will be like in 500 years is difficult.
    Are people more willing to empathize with animals or with other humans?
    Joshua Shavit
    • Apr 19

    Are people more willing to empathize with animals or with other humans?

    Are people more likely to feel empathy for animals than humans? A new Penn State study suggests the answer may be complicated.
    New formula converts your dog's age into human years -- far more accurate
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 14

    New formula converts your dog's age into human years -- far more accurate

    One myth that has persisted through the years is this: multiply your dog’s age by seven to calculate how old they are in human years.
    People around the world like the same kinds of smells
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 5

    People around the world like the same kinds of smells

    What smells we like or dislike is primarily shared by people regardless of cultural background, according to researchers in Sweden and UK.
    Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 1

    Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets

    A three-year-old consortium has finally filled in that remaining DNA, providing the first complete, gapless genome sequence.
    Early man's food choices discovered through prehistoric pot residue
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 22

    Early man's food choices discovered through prehistoric pot residue

    To reconstruct the cookery of people who lived thousands of years ago, bones and plant remains can tell us which ingredients were available
    How old is your dog in human years? New formula is far more accurate
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 17

    How old is your dog in human years? New formula is far more accurate

    One myth that has persisted through the years, without much evidence, is to multiply your dog’s age by seven to calculate age in human years
    Dogs can recognize their owner by voice alone
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 16

    Dogs can recognize their owner by voice alone

    Dogs can recognize their owner by voice alone, and they make use of some of the same voice properties as humans do.
    Ever tried to say one word but said another by mistake? New study shows why
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 7

    Ever tried to say one word but said another by mistake? New study shows why

    The precise role of each subregion in the brain in real-time speech feedback has until now remained unclear.
    Humans and other primates have evolved less sensitive noses
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 7

    Humans and other primates have evolved less sensitive noses

    Everyone experiences smells in their own unique way – the same scent can be pleasant, too intense or even undetectable to different noses.
    Science finds that acts of kindness are not random. We are hard-wired to be kind!
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 31

    Science finds that acts of kindness are not random. We are hard-wired to be kind!

    Kindness is key to how we evolved and survived as a species, scientists say. We are hard-wired to be kind.
    How old is your dog in human years? New formula is far more accurate than 'multiply by 7'
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 31

    How old is your dog in human years? New formula is far more accurate than 'multiply by 7'

    One myth that has persisted through the years without much evidence, is to multiply your dog’s age by seven to calculate how old they are.
    Scientists regrow frog’s lost leg.  Could human limbs be next?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 27

    Scientists regrow frog’s lost leg. Could human limbs be next?

    For millions of patients who have lost limbs the possibility of regaining function through natural regeneration remains out of reach.
    Dogs can distinguish between languages
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 8

    Dogs can distinguish between languages

    Dog brains can detect speech, and show different activity patterns to a familiar and an unfamiliar language, a new brain imaging study finds
    Human activity shown to literally move mountains
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 29, 2021

    Human activity shown to literally move mountains

    The Matterhorn appears as an immovable, massive mountain that has towered over the landscape near Zermatt for thousands of years.
    What if we have to talk without moving our hands?
    Joshua Shavit
    • Dec 22, 2021

    What if we have to talk without moving our hands?

    Researchers at UPF and the University of Padua discover what happens when we do not use our hands to explain something.
    White people trained in mindfulness were three times more likely to help Black people
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 20, 2021

    White people trained in mindfulness were three times more likely to help Black people

    White people who received training in mindfulness meditation were three times more likely to help a Black person in staged scenarios.
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