Scientists Discover One of the Oldest Known Matrilineal Societies in Human History
The new study uncovered a 250-year lineage organized by maternal descent.
Tag: Society
This ancient community in Switzerland might have been egalitarian
Perhaps we may learn a thing or two from these people.
Social isolation and loneliness: a lethal silent epidemic, scientists warn
Living alone in isolation is not good for your brain, heart, immune system, and overall health. Here is how it ...
It’s a squirrel-eat-squirrel world: researchers look into how wild animals gain and maintain social privilege
Learning about well-to-do squirrels can help make our own societies more equal.
Science may not be the meritocracy we thought it to be: gender and race discrepancies are prevalent
At least in the US, some groups are overrepresented in some topics, and some topics are not being taken seriously ...
Gorillas and humans treat their territory the same way, study finds
They defend the center of their land, but generally tolerate other gorillas.
Gorillas have ‘old friends’ and other elements of complex societies
We might not be the unique species we like to consider ourselves.
The earliest monument in east Africa was built without anyone being ‘the boss’
Scientists find massive cemetery complex in the plains of Kenya.
Western civilization could collapse within a decade due to political in-fighting
By crunching math and history together, some scientists hope to warn us of the future.
