Like Civilization? Thank Tectonic Plates
Mesopotamia is Greek for “land between rivers” and indeed it sat between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, what is now basically modern Iraq.
Anthropology
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Archaeology
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Lady 56: A Swedish Grave Reveals A Famed Spanish Pilgrimage
If you see multiple graves in medieval graves, it is reasonable to assume children and adults were related, but a new study finds that was not the case.
Psychology
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Repressed Memories Nonsense Is Making A Comeback
Have you heard someone say online or in casual conversation, when responding to someone’s struggles, “well, the body keeps the score”? For many people, this phrase is a useful way to name the...
Science Education & Policy
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The Endangered Species Act Attempted To Define 'Habitat' And Controversy Ensued
It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest to be cut down, or to bar killing endangered salmon while allowing a dam to dry out...
Science History
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The Scorched Cherry Twig And Other Christmas Miracles Get A Science Look
Bleeding hosts and stigmatizations are the best-known medieval miracles but less known ones, like a scorched cherry twig miraculously sprouting, a diseased swamp becoming fertile land, and healing...
Philosophy & Ethics
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Editorial: This Week’s LA Non-riots
A Facebook friend opined that Los Angeles protesters could “turn LA into another Portland.” I expand for you my rejoinder to his post:
PET Scans: Gene Therapy Normalizes Brain Function In Parkinson's Patients
Brain scans used to track changes in a dozen patients who received an experimental gene therapy show that the treatment normalizes brain function - and the effects are still present a year later.…
Left-Brained People Sift Through Noise Better
Our brain is very good at picking up speech even in a noisy room, an adaptation essential for holding a conversation at a cocktail party, and now we are beginning to understand the neural…
In ADHD, The Brain Matures Late But Follows Normal Pattern
In youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the brain matures in a normal pattern but is delayed three years in some regions, on average, compared to youth without the disorder, an…
New Proposal For Classifying Mood Swings
A group of Spanish researchers has made a new proposal for classifying mood swings in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.
Although there is a great heterogeneity of depressive…
A Dynamical Systems Hypothesis Of Schizophrenia
The inconsistent expressions related to schizophrenia are newly structured in a recent study by researchers at the Universitas Pompeau Fabra (Barcelona), and Oxford University. Marco Loh, Edmund…
MRI Shows How Brain Regulates Appetite
Scientists can now measure how full or hungry a mouse feels, thanks to a new technique which uses imaging to reveal how neurons behave in the part of the brain which regulates appetite.
Researchers…
Breastfeeding Makes Kids Smarter; If They Have The Right FADS2 Gene Variant
Breastfeeding boosts infants’ IQs, but only if the babies have a genetic variant that enhances their metabolism of breast milk, according to a report in Proceedings of the National Academy of…
APOE4 Implicated In Alzheimer's Also Means Reduced Cognitive Function In Kids
Children who possess a gene known to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease already show signs of reduced cognitive function, an Oregon Health & Science University study has found.
Scientists…
There's Neuroscience Gold At The End Of The 'Brainbow'
Charting the circuitry of the brain and nervous system just got a lot more fun.
By activating multiple fluorescent proteins in neurons, neuroscientists at Harvard University are imaging the brain…
Can Vampire Bats Show Gratitude?
Does your dog know if you've had a bad day? Probably, but don't expect your cat to catch on.
Do chimpanzees understand why those who can't see them don't offer them treats?
Do vampire bats have the…
