Posts Tagged ‘anthropology’
Society & Culture - Oct 23, 2009 14:23 - 2 Comments
Everything about growing up—from A-Z
U. CHICAGO (US)—A group of leading experts has created a reference book featuring the latest information on medical, psychological, educational, and legal issues related to children and their development from birth through adolescence. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 12, 2009 19:29 - 1 Comment
Toddlers follow their own grammar rules
TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—Using advanced computer modeling and statistical analysis, a linguistics professor has found that toddlers develop their own individual structures for using language that are very different from what we traditionally think of as grammar. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 30, 2009 12:40 - 3 Comments
Hyenas in cahoots outperform primates
DUKE (US)—Spotted hyenas may not be smarter than chimpanzees, but a new study shows they perform better than primates on cooperative problem-solving tests. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 29, 2009 14:42 - 0 Comments
Map synthesizes total threats to Great Lakes
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Researchers are developing the first regional “threat map” of the Great Lakes. The project, which focuses on the effects of human activity, is designed to help planners and conservation groups in the United States and Canada make decisions and prioritize activities for years to come. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 28, 2009 18:21 - 1 Comment
Monkey brain signals mental wanderlust
DUKE (US)—Knowing when to stay with what’s familiar or when to search for something new can be tricky, especially for those with conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. Using brain scans, researchers are able to predict when monkeys will switch from exploiting a known resource to exploring their options. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 28, 2009 15:16 - 1 Comment
Homeless addicts: Next door, worlds away
U. PENN (US)—Homeless heroin addicts are far closer than most people realize, according to research by medical anthropologist Phillippe Bourgois. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 21, 2009 15:58 - 0 Comments
Human activity threatens world’s river deltas
An image of the Pearl River Delta in China taken by NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour during the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission in 2000. The areas below sea level are shown in purple. (Courtesy: NASA/CSDMS/University of Colorado)
Earth & Environment - Sep 17, 2009 19:58 - 5 Comments
Photo reveals Africa’s cryptic cat
“It is a very cryptic animal. Almost nothing is known about it,” says Gary Aronsen.
Society & Culture - Jul 31, 2009 13:30 - 0 Comments
Southwest’s ‘high society’ led pampered life
Chimney Rock is one of scores of Chaco outliers in the Southwest and perhaps its most dramatic, seated at 7,600 feet in altitude above the San Juan Basin.
Science & Technology, Society & Culture - Jul 22, 2009 5:00 - 1 Comment
Neandertal likely killed by human-made weapon
Duke anthropologist Steven Churchill holds a facsimile Neandertal spear in his left hand and human-made, spear-throwing projectile weapon in his right. (Credit: Les Todd/Duke)
Society & Culture - Jun 18, 2009 12:45 - 2 Comments
Volcanic ash preserves clues to Mayan staple crop
University of Colorado anthropologist Payson Sheets is directing excavations of an ancient manioc field near San Salvador—the first evidence of intensive cultivation of manioc in the Americas.
Science & Technology - Jun 16, 2009 15:52 - 0 Comments
Endangered apes return to wild under watchful eyes
Duke anthropologist Brian Hare (left) is co-leading an effort to monitor a group of orphan bonobos returning to the wild in the Congo this month.
Science & Technology - Jun 11, 2009 15:29 - 1 Comment
Evidence of early hunters deep below Lake Huron
A potential stone hunting blind beneath Lake Huron. (Courtesy: John O’Shea)
Society & Culture - Jun 5, 2009 11:04 - 2 Comments
Final discovery: Henry Hudson murdered by crew?
The cover image for historian Peter Mancall’s new book about explorer Henry Hudson.
Science & Technology - Jun 4, 2009 11:57 - 0 Comments
Fancy footwork points to Hobbit existence
STONY BROOK (US)—J.R.R. Tolkien may not have been so creative after all when he created Bilbo Baggins and the rest of the inhabitants of Middle-earth. New findings add weight to the argument that the so-called “Hobbit” represents a separate species and not a deformed modern human. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 2, 2009 16:44 - 1 Comment
Inner life of Aztec’s conquered unearthed
The image of Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain, is seen on this artifact.
Science & Technology - Mar 24, 2009 16:11 - 0 Comments
Dogs are efficient, but stealthy cats get prey
DUKE (US)—Evolution can behave as differently as cats and dogs. While dogs depend on an energy-efficient style of four-footed running over long distances to catch their prey, cats seem to have evolved a profoundly inefficient gait, tailor-made to creep up in slow motion on a mouse or bird. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 10, 2009 12:31 - 1 Comment
Ancient footprints look surprisingly modern
In the foreground, Christine Galvagna, a Rutgers undergraduate at the time, meticulously cleans a trail of hominid footprints as Professor John W.K. Harris (dark blue shirt) looks on. (Credit: David Braun )
