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/ 2 years ago‘Man, the hunter’? Archaeologists’ assumptions about gender roles in past humans ignore an icky but potentially crucial part of original ‘paleo diet’
If hunter-gatherers went beyond nose-to-tail eating to include the undigested plant matter in a prey animal’s stomach, assumptions about gendered division...
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/ 2 years agoYour body naturally produces opioids without causing addiction or overdose – studying how this process works could help reduce the side effects of opioid drugs
Unlike opioid drugs like morphine and fentanyl that travel throughout the body, the opioids your body produces are released in small...
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/ 2 years agoFrom its birth 50 years ago, hip-hop has spread throughout Europe and challenged outdated ideals of racial and ethnic identity
Born out of the pain and anger in Black American communities, rap music struck a similar chord throughout Europe, as immigrants...
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/ 2 years agoWhat it takes to become a spelling bee champ
The road to becoming a champion speller is made easier with support from family and friends, but ultimately it depends on...
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/ 2 years agoWhy more cities are hiring ‘night mayors’ and establishing forms of nighttime governance
Nighttime is much more than a source of danger or an occasion to party – it’s a portal into a different...
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/ 2 years agoAfter the ALS ice bucket challenge and the rise of MrBeast, stunt philanthropy might be here to stay
The person with the most YouTube followers calls himself ‘YouTube’s biggest philanthropist.’
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/ 2 years agoWhat Erdoğan’s reelection means for Turkey’s political system, economy and foreign policy
Long-term Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was reelected with 52% of the vote. Will he push the country further down an...
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/ 2 years agoKids missing school: Why it’s happening — and how to stop it
About 10 million US children are chronically absent from school.
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/ 2 years agoWhat really started the American Civil War?
There was one central reason the Civil War happened.
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/ 2 years agoDebt ceiling negotiators reach a deal: 5 essential reads about the tentative accord, brinkmanship and the danger of default
The deal would raise the ceiling for two years, cap some federal spending and impose new work requirements on certain federal...
