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Tag: culture
Can Your Name Predict Your Looks? This Wild Study Thinks So
Even though we don't choose our names, what our parents call us at birth could have a significant influence on ...
9 lesser known architectural wonders we lost to time
Sure, you've heard of the Library of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens -- but have you heard of these?
Facebook ads can be used to gauge cultural similarity between countries
Social media knows everything about us.
New research takes a look into how superstitions develop and enshrine themselves
They're cultural cheat-sheets.
Humans don’t need to understand what they’re doing to create new technology
We're all team players.
Human interference is destroying chimpanzee culture, a new paper reports
Culture shock squared.
For banded mongooses, ‘cultural inheritance’ decides what’s for dinner
Cultural preference is not unique to humans, and might be much more common than we once thought it to be.
Political preference doesn’t dictate your views on climate — except if you’re American
In America, every political group comes with its own views on climate change.
These are the three kinds of smile, according to scientists
We've been looking at smiles all wrong.
Culture drives distinct genetic evolution in killer whales — the first non-human animal to do so
Researchers at University of Bern, Switzerland, found Orcinus orca (killer whales) populations have evolved distinct genetic lineages due to unique ...
Spectacular Archaeological Discovery: Lost City Belonging to Mysterious Culture Discovered in the Honduran Rain Forest
An expedition in the Honduras has emerged from the jungle with a spectacular announcement: they have discovered the remains of ...
The cost of culture and learning is disease, but it’s been worth it
Transferring knowledge from one individual to the other forms the basis of all human cultures, whether we're talking about learning ...
How smart are orcas? So smart that they can learn “dolphin”
Orcas are smart, emotional, and very social. In many ways, they're like us.
Archaeologists find 3.900 year old armor made from bones
Archaeologists are intrigued by the discovery of a complete and well preserved warrior armor made from bones. This highly valuable ...
How culture migrated and expanded from city to city in the past 2,000 years
Using nothing but birth and death records, sociologists at Northeastern University developed a working framework that details the migration patterns ...
