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On the Origins of Language
Linguists know that languages change drastically over the course of a few thousand years, so drastically that there’s no...
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Bigfoot and Yeti DNA Study Gets Serious
A new university-backed project aims to investigate cryptic species such as the yeti whose existence is unproven, through genetic...
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Ancient Bethlehem Seal Unearthed in Jerusalem
Archaeologists digging at a Jerusalem site have found the oldest artifact that bears the inscription of Bethlehem -- a...
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First Terrestrial Animals Shuffled Onto Land
The transition from swimming to walking involved some awkward first steps, according to a new study that recreated how...
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Human Conflict: Winning the Peace
In a special issue on human conflict, Science Magazine considers the deep evolutionary roots of violent confrontation – tracing...
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Believers Leave Punishment to Powerful God
Believing in an involved, morally active God makes people less likely to punish others for rule-breaking, new research finds....
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Does Every Black Hole Contain a New Universe?
Successful as it is, there are notable unsolved questions with the standard big bang theory, which suggests that the...
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Chimps’ Personalities Are Like People’s, Study Says
Chimpanzees and orangutans really do have personalities “like people”, researchers say. For years experts have debated whether great apes...
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A Dirty Twist on Beating the Prisoner’s Dilemma
The “prisoner’s dilemma” is a classic psychology game used to study how collaboration evolves in animal societies. Now, a...
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What Baboons Can Teach Us About Social Status
A new study by University of Notre Dame biologist Beth Archie and colleagues from Princeton and Duke Universities finds...