Discoveries about Ancient Human Evolution Win 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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October 03, 2022

Anthropology Discoveries about Ancient Human Evolution Win 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Svante Pääbo's work on sequencing the DNA of Neandertals and Denisovans, which won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, revealed surprising interbreeding among human species By Tanya Lewis

Psychology How People Rate Pizza, Jobs and Relationships Is Surprisingly Predictive of Their Behavior Researchers are perplexed as to why inner feelings about life and love predict our actions better than the best social science By Sara Novak

Cancer Fungi Lurk Inside Cancers--and Might Speed Their Growth Thousands of tumor samples provide the clearest link yet between cancer and fungi, but more research is needed By Max Kozlov,Nature magazine

Sponsor Content Provided by Fondazione Prada Human Brains: Preserving the Brain - Forum on Neurodegenerative Diseases" Fondazione Prada presents the fourth phase of "Human Brains", a scientific project devoted to neurosciences. "Preserving the Brains" aims to stimulate an open and critical exchange between international scientists and experts on neurodegenerative diseases.

Food How to Brew the Perfect Cup of Coffee, According to Science A mathematical model reveals the best way to achieve consistently tasty espresso By Jamie Foster,Christopher H. Hendon,The Conversation US

Politics On Election Day, Vote for Candidates with Science-Based Policies, Not Politicians Who Ignore Evidence Some office seekers have positions based on research and facts, whereas others stand on assumptions and bias By The Editors

Pollution The Sky Needs Its 'Silent Spring' Moment A surge of new research underscores the growing global problem of light pollution—as well as the urgent need for public awareness and action By Joshua Sokol

Particle Physics See the Facility That Tests whether Nuclear Weapons Work Gargantuan lasers induce a fusion reaction to test the U.S. nuclear stockpile By Adam Mann,Alastair Philip Wiper

Statistics Statistics Are Being Abused, but Mathematicians Are Fighting Back An expert explains how numbers can mislead and what she's doing to help people understand them better By Manon Bischoff

Neurology Alzheimer's Drug Slows Mental Decline in Trial--But Is It a Breakthrough? Researchers are cautiously optimistic following companies' announcement of positive results for lecanemab By McKenzie Prillaman,Nature magazine

Psychology How Much People Write Can Reveal Racial Biases Society's stereotypes can slip into communication in subtle ways By Ayelet Fishbach

Extraterrestrial Life 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: October 2022 No life on the moon; safe gas at home By Mark Fischetti

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