One of the big opportunities climate action has presented the developing world is the chance to leapfrog a generation of…
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Long Life Is Still in Your Genes
Will you live to 100? Last year, scientists published a study proposing a “genetic signature” that could help answer that…
MIT to offer free, online courses to all
The disruption of higher education just got very interesting. It appears that the disruptors — private, online universities — are…
Saudi Arabia Women to vote and run in elections
Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, King Abdullah…
Exciting stone tool find in Kenya
The world’s earliest sophisticated stone tools have been found near Lake Turkana in northwest Kenya. The teardrop-shaped hand-axes date to…
Sleeping babies can hear you’re upset
Parents, beware waiting until your baby nods off before arguing over the housework – the sleeping infant will still be…
People Grew Shorter Growing Crops
The dawn of agriculture around the world was accompanied by a surprising trend. From China to South America and everywhere…
Freer, Messier, Happier
In 1946, when my grandfather mustered out of the army and married my grandmother, he set up what looked like…
You Are Who You Eat With
When the 10 Garcia-Prats boys got together every night for dinner, they shared more than food around the table. They…
The Double Life of Women
The invisible turns of the reproductive cycle shape the everyday behavior of women and men. A woman’s cycle influences not just her preference in a partner, but her personality as well.