News articles tagged with 'anthropology'
Archeologists investigate Ice Age hominins' adaptability to climate change
— 17 Nov 2011 17:40 | Geology and palaeontologyComputational modelling that examines evidence of how hominin groups evolved culturally and biologically in response to climate change during the last Ice Age also bears new insights…
Asthma through the eyes of a medical anthropologist
— 19 Feb 2011 10:39 | HealthAsthma diagnosis and management vary dramatically around the world, said David Van Sickle, an honorary associate fellow at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public…
Fear of being envied makes people behave well toward others
— 5 Dec 2010 17:40 | HealthIt's nice to have success - but it can also make you worry that the jealous people will try to bring you down. New research in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for…
Multiple fathers prevalent in Amazonian cultures
— 11 Nov 2010 13:11 | HealthIn modern culture, it is not considered socially acceptable for married people to have extramarital sexual partners. However, in some Amazonian cultures, extramarital sexual affairs…
Differences in human and Neanderthal brains set in just after birth
— 9 Nov 2010 11:34 | HealthThe brains of newborn humans and Neanderthals are about the same size and appear rather similar overall. It's mainly after birth, and specifically in the first year of life, that the…
Modern humans emerged far earlier than previously thought
— 26 Oct 2010 13:08 | Geology and palaeontologyAn international team of researchers based at the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, including a physical anthropology professor at Washington University…
Ancient DNA identifies donkey ancestors, people who domesticated them
— 29 Jul 2010 11:43 | BiologyGenetic investigators say the partnership between people and the ancestors of today's donkeys was sealed not by monarchs trying to establish kingdoms, but by mobile, pastoral people…
The ultimate cold case: Anthropologist 'bones up' on site of ancient invasion
— 22 Jun 2010 10:46 | HealthThe body was found in a small, graffiti-stained tunnel. Robbery was likely not the motive, as his possessions and cash were found with him…
More than skin deep, tanning product of sun's rays
— 22 Jun 2010 09:32 | HealthPeople who remain pale and never tan can blame their distant ancestors for choosing to live in the northern reaches of the globe and those who easily achieve a deep tan can thank their…
A rainforest revelation
— 8 Jun 2010 14:00 | EnvironmentGlobal warming may present a threat to animal and plant life even in biodiversity hot spots once thought less likely to suffer from climate change, according to a new study from Rice…