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Prehistoric Pacific Coast Diets Had Salmon Limits

Humans cannot live on protein alone – even for the ancient indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest whose diet was once thought to be almost all salmon.

Social Tensions Preceded Disruptions in Pueblo Societies

Climate problems alone were not enough to end periods of ancient Pueblo development in the southwestern United States.

Open Source Tool Can Help Identify Gerrymandering in Voting Maps

With state legislatures nationwide preparing for the once-a-decade redrawing of voting districts, a research team has developed a better computational method to help identify improper gerrymandering designed to favor specific candidates or political parties.

Plastic Waste Has Some Economic Benefit for Developing Countries

For decades, wealthy nations have transported plastic trash, and the environmental problems that go with it, to poorer countries, but researchers have found a potential bright side to this seemingly unequal trade: plastic waste may provide an economic boon for the lower-income countries.

Seeds of Economic Health Disparities Found in Subsistence Society

No billionaires live among the Tsimane people of Bolivia, although some are a bit better off than others.

Cancer Treatment: a Berry from Brazil Helps Out

Quebec scientists have discovered that the Brazilian camu-camu berry, already recognized for its protective effects against obesity and diabetes, can also help to treat cancers.

What Wintering Squirrels Can Teach Astronauts

When bears and ground squirrels hibernate in winter, they stop eating, lasting until spring simply on the fat reserves they’ve stored up in their bodies.

Carbon-Tax Rebates: the Untold Story

Taxing corporations and consumers for the amount of carbon emissions they generate can be a great way to deal with climate change –

Dementia: How to Prevent Cognitive Decline

Physical activity, nutrition and cognitively stimulating activities are all known to be good ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Using Cannabis Does Impair Your Brain

Cannabis use leads to acute cognitive impairments that may continue beyond the period of intoxication, according to a systematic scientific review published today in Addiction and led by Alexandre Dumais, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Université de Montréal.

Despite COVID-19, Most Young Canadian Adults Aren’t Smoking or Drinking More

Long lines in front of liquor and pot outlets, tele-commuting workers worrying about their mental health, young parents trying to cope with home schooling –

Increasing the Capacity of the Immune System to Kill Cancer Cells

Awakening the immune system’s instinct for destroying cancer, using two molecules located on the surface of macrophages: that’s the promising avenue opening up from recent laboratory work of Dr. André Veillette.

Chemists Use DNA To Build the World’s Tiniest Antenna

Researchers at Université de Montréal have created a nanoantenna to monitor the motions of proteins.

“Concerning” Anxiety Levels Among Women in Farming Linked with Isolation, Financial Worries and Workload

Financial pressures, long working hours and isolation are among with the causes of “concerning” levels of anxiety among farming women, a new study shows.

Prof. Catherine Rider says study revealed Medieval doctors 'saw fertility as variable throughout the reproductive years,' with a definite end date

A study by the University of Exeter of medieval medical texts found that fertility was considered to have a "cut-off point" instead of a gradual decline with age, with men thought to remain fertile longer than women.

Dr. Alicia Cork says 'when you concentrate on the style of communication used by group members,' you can better understand group dynamics

Research from the universities of Exeter, Bath, and Lancaster has found that the way social groups communicate online could reveal how the group views itself, and could make it easier to track how a group’s values change over time.

Associate professor at Reading School of Law: 'Ensuring safe deployment of carbon capture through minimization of leakage must remain a priority'

A 2022 study, conducted by Associate Professor Dr. Kyriaki Noussia, Dr. Catherine Caine and Whitney Richardson, emphasizes the need for "robust" amendments to insurance law and international environmental law to facilitate legal carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) in the fight against global warming.

University of Exeter study author: 'Our research shows schools need improved support to run relationships education'

Experts from the University of Exeter have recommended that children receive lessons in school on building strong relationships to counteract negative role models and unrealistic portrayals of love.

University of Zurich's Cameron Wagg: 'Ecosystems functioning in the long term are continually developing' after decades

A decades-long study by the University of Zurich, with colleagues from Leipzig and Jena, found that diverse plant communities require about 10 years to stabilize and produce a consistent amount of biomass, emphasizing the importance of biodiversity in sustaining an ecosystem.

University of Zurich's Jenni: Benefits of extended sleep in students 'received little attention until now'

School closures and homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 led to improved health and quality of life for many teenagers, as they slept longer, according to a study from the University of Zurich.