Across species, social hierarchies are often governed by dominance relations.
Genetic analysis adds new perspectives on the (pre)history of South America - from the first settlement until today
Geochemical analyses of stone artefacts reveal long-distance voyaging among Pacific Islands during the last millennium
An international team has created a new database that documents patterns of grammatical variation in over 2400 of the world’s languages
Data from 124 societies shows that dogs’ functions predict their treatment, with closer bonds forming in societies where dogs have multiple roles
GeLaTo, a global database, helps to explore the complex history of our genes and languages
A recent linguistic study found that early Bantu speakers crossed through the dense Central African Rainforest 4,000 years ago
Linguists and computer scientists collaborate to publish a large global Open Access lexical database
Scientists recover an ancient woman’s DNA from a 20,000-year-old pendant
CORONA Young people’s mental health has not been affected by the two corona lockdowns, a new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes. But in the short run, it did suffer temporarily.
Such planetary smashups are likely common in young solar systems, but they haven’t been directly observed.
A new study finds cutting off cells’ supplies of lipids can slow the growth of tumors in mice.
Fossils indicate a communal nesting ground and adults who foraged and took care of the young as a herd, scientists say.
PAIN RELIEF A sea snail living in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines may be able to help scientists develop an alternative to addictive painkillers like morphine, a new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes.
Mergers between two neutron stars have produced more heavy elements in last 2.5 billion years than mergers between neutron stars and black holes.
DNA UCPH researcher Hannes Schroeder from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receives the prestigious European Research Council’s Consolidator Grant for his inspiring project on the evolution of the human oral microbiome and the population history of prehistoric Europe.
Neuroscientists find the internal workings of next-word prediction models resemble those of language-processing centers in the brain.
People can switch seamlessly between different social identities, new research shows.
New training technique would reveal the basis for machine-learning systems’ decisions.
ULCERATIVE COLITIS Stem cell transplantation can cure mice suffering from inflammation in the large intestine. This is good news for ulcerative colitis patients, as it may lead to the development of new treatment forms that do not result in ostomy.