'Snowdrift' game tops 'Prisoner's Dilemma' in explaining cooperation
Oct 09, 2007 |
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When it comes to explaining the evolution of human cooperation, researchers have traditionally looked to the iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma (IPD) game as the paradigm. However, the observed degree of cooperation ...
Vitamin C: possible cancer-killing promise
Sep 12, 2005 |
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High-dose intravenous vitamin C may be effective in treating cancer, newly published research indicates.
Academic uncovers Holy Grail of palaeontology
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Dec 03, 2007 |
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Palaeontologist Dr Phil Manning, working with National Geographic Channel has uncovered the Holy Grail of palaeontology in the United States: a partially intact dino mummy.
Human ancestors more primitive that once thought
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Sep 19, 2007 |
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A team of researchers, including Herman Pontzer, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has determined through analysis of the earliest known hominid fossils outside of Africa, recently discovered ...
'Incredibly lucky' find yields important fish fossil
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Sep 07, 2007 |
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Searching for a different kind of riches in the ground, an oil company made a priceless find it never expected.
Egyptians, not Greeks were true fathers of medicine
May 09, 2007 |
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Scientists examining documents dating back 3,500 years say they have found proof that the origins of modern medicine lie in ancient Egypt and not with Hippocrates and the Greeks.
Kennewick Man Skeletal Find May Revolutionalize Continent's History
Apr 22, 2006 |
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A forensic anthropologist at Middle Tennessee State University is one of a select number of scientists to participate in the examination of a skeleton that could force historians to rewrite the story of the ...
Study finds advanced 20th-century geometry in 15th-century tilings
Feb 23, 2007 |
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Intricate decorative tilework found in medieval architecture across the Islamic world appears to exhibit advanced decagonal quasicrystal geometry -- a concept discovered by Western mathematicians and physicists ...
Peruvian citadel is site of earliest ancient solar observatory in the Americas
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Mar 01, 2007 |
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Archeologists from Yale and the University of Leicester have identified an ancient solar observatory at Chankillo, Peru as the oldest in the Americas with alignments covering the entire solar year, according ...
New evidence -- Clovis people not first to populate North America
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Feb 22, 2007 |
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The belief that the Clovis People were the first to populate North America some 11,500 years ago has been widely challenged in recent years, and a Texas A&M University anthropologist has found evidence he says could be the ...
Researchers Recommend Safe Listening Levels for Apple iPod
Oct 17, 2006 |
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Hearing researchers will present the first-ever detailed guidelines on safe volume levels for listening to the Apple iPod portable music player with earphones. In a second study, researchers found that in-ear ...
Tribal war drove human evolution of aggression
Sep 09, 2008 |
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Wars are costly in terms of lives and resources – so why have we fought them throughout human history? In modern times, states may fight wars for a number of complex reasons. But in the past, most tribal wars were fought ...
The lost kingdom of Tambora is found
Feb 28, 2006 |
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History's largest volcanic eruption destroyed the island kingdom of Tambora in 1815 and now the first remnants of a Tambora village have been found.
The Fall of the Maya: 'They Did it to Themselves'
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Oct 07, 2009 |
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For 1200 years, the Maya dominated Central America. At their peak around 900 A.D., Maya cities teemed with more than 2,000 people per square mile -- comparable to modern Los Angeles County. Even in rural areas ...
Why Does Popcorn Cost So Much at the Movies?
Feb 22, 2008 |
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Movie theaters are notorious for charging consumers top dollar for concession items such as popcorn, soda, and candy. Are moviegoers just being gouged?
