What does East Germany’s rise and fall have to do with pigs? A lot, actually
The communist state's approach to industrial pig farming foreshadowed its demise, a University of Rochester historian arguesCredit: University of Washington ...
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RIT students discover hidden 15th-century text on medieval manuscripts
Imaging system they built as freshmen reveals new information about Otto Ege CollectionCredit: RIT Rochester Institute of Technology students discovered ...
Like fire and ice: Why societies are increasingly fragmenting
The phenomenal increase in social contacts leads inevitably to a filter bubble society and thus becomes a danger to democracy ...
Cracking the secrets of dinosaur eggshells
Credit: Adapted from ACS Omega 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03334 Since the famous discovery of dinosaur eggs in the Gobi Desert in ...
Artificial intelligence dives into thousands of WW2 photographs
In a new study, researchers have used AI to analyse large amounts of historical photos from WW2. Among other things, ...
Can individual differences be detected in same-shaped pottery vessels by unknown craftsmen?
Credit: ©2020 Gandon et al. An interdisciplinary research team has investigated whether there are quantitative differences that can be used ...
If the glove fits
Modern tools and US Army-edition gloves may have uncovered the original dimensions of the tefach, a biblical unit of measurement ...
Women are more concerned about COVID-19 than men, Dartmouth-Gallup study finds
Implications for workplace reopenings and 2020 electionCredit: Table provided by Deborah Jordan Brooks and Lydia Saad. A Dartmouth-Gallup study finds ...
A history of the Anti-vaxxer movement
New MIT Press book from Jonathan Berman challenges a misinformed movementCredit: The MIT PRESS Vaccines are a documented success story, ...
Drone survey reveals large earthwork at ancestral Wichita site in Kansas
Results show possible council circle at what may be Etzanoa near WichitaCredit: Images by Jesse Casana, Elise Jakoby Laugier, and ...
A 400-year-old chamois will serve as a model for research on ice mummies
Discovered in Val Aurina, South Tyrol (Italy) and now in the laboratory of Eurac Research's mummy experts, the remains will ...
Paper ballots, risk-limiting audits can help defend elections and democracy, study finds
A multifaceted approach is the best way to address election infrastructure security, say researchersCredit: Photo courtesy of the IU Kelley ...
Helminth infections common in Medieval Europe, grave study finds
Credit: Adrian Smith and Patrik Flammer, University of Oxford, UK Although helminth infections--including tapeworms and roundworms--are among the world's top ...
New clues to a 500-year old mystery about the human heart
Scientists show that muscular structures first described by Leonardo da Vinci are essential for heart functionCredit: Spencer Phillips 19 August ...
Research into ancient Chinese chime stones receives highest honour from Chinese Government
Her extensive research, the first comprehensive study of its kind, has earned her the 'Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed ...
Hidden secrets written in stone
Decoding Hallett Cove with virtual realityCredit: University of South Australia It's one of the best-known geological heritage sites around the ...
Many states lack election flexibility needed to address pandemic safety concerns
Time is running out for balancing issues of safety, integrity and accessCredit: RAND Corp. Many states continue to lack the ...
Medieval medicine remedy could provide new treatment for modern day infections
Credit: University of Warwick Antibiotic resistance is an increasing battle for scientists to overcome, as more antimicrobials are urgently needed ...
Lead white pigments on Andean drinking vessels provide new historical context
Isotope analysis suggest clues to the manufacture and distribution of qerosCredit: Alyson Thibodeau (Carlisle, Pa.) - Researchers studying lead white ...
New study explains ‘miracle’ of how the Warsaw Ghetto beat Typhus
New modelling of Typhus infections in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII reveals how public health interventions eradicated the disease.Credit: Property ...