The wealth gap is at least 6,500 years old, finds Polish study
Inequality isn't something new, playing a big role even in ancient societies.
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Thank exploding stars for your teeth and bones
Most of the calcium in the universe may have been generated by massive exploding stars.
Disrupting the Sicilian Mafia with social network analysis
Complex criminal organizations are very resilient to disruption. A novel approach may help law enforcement tackle them.
Native American 8,000-year-old stone tool technology discovered in Arabia
The Neolithic people in the Arabian peninsula independently arrived at the same technology.
Researchers confirm the first case of bone cancer in dinosaurs
Even the mighty fall sick.
Offshore wind capacity could grow eightfold by 2030, led by an expansion in China
The sector has been growing by almost a quarter every year since 2013.
Architects urge to stop building demolitions due to their climate footprint
Constructions are a leading emitter of greenhouse gases worldwide -- and much of that can be avoided.
Our ability to read and write is housed in a ‘recycled’ part of the brain
The brains of non-speaking mammals seem to recognize letters using an area of the visual cortex.
Microwaving water really isn’t the same as heating it
Tea drinkers, you were right: it's not the same if you microwave it.
Iceland’s most active volcano likely headed towards eruption
The name sounds half-familiar, and so does the threat.
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How charts lie — and how to get better at reading them
Alberto Cairo wants us to get better at reading charts, and his book is an eye-opener.
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Scientist who helped discover Ebola and nearly got killed by COVID-19 says the pandemic is ‘still at the beginning’
We’re only at the start of the coronavirus pandemic although the second wave may take a different form to the...
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