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People who grew up without seatbelt laws, bicycle helmets, or parental supervision past the front door often describe their childhoods not as reckless but as unusually free, and many are still sorting out which of those things they believe- 77 headless skeletons found in a 7,000-year-old ditch in Slovakia, and the only skull left belonged to a child
- Why do humans take so long to grow up compared to other animals and how brain evolution reshaped human development and survival today?
- Humans are still evolving, and this remote plateau of the world is the proof scientists neededA study of people living on the Tibetan Plateau suggests that human evolution is still occurring today. Researchers examined women who had ...01 Jun, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
- Pompeii victim was likely a Roman physician who fled Vesuvius with his medical kit still in handArchaeologists in Pompeii discovered a physician who died attempting to escape Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, taking his medical kit. Modern tech...19 May, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
- Quote of the day from American author Margaret Mead: ‘Children must be taught how to think, not what to think’.Cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead's legacy emphasizes teaching children to think critically, not what to think. Her research in Samoa a...03 May, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
- Tourist snacks are making the Rock of Gibraltar's monkeys sick, and their solution will make you laughMonkeys in Gibraltar are changing their behaviour after consuming human snacks provided by tourists. Foods like chocolate, crisps, and ice ...23 Apr, 2026, 01.01 AM IST
- From protest to politics: How Tamil Nadu’s melthundu became an identity markerA simple shoulder cloth, the melthundu, has a rich history in Tamil Nadu. It began as a gesture of respect, was later used to challenge cas...21 Apr, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Barack Obama: 'A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.' – A powerful lesson on how everyday individuals create real progress by the 44th U.S. PresidentNo great transformation in history has ever come solely from leaders or elites. True change happens when ordinary people rise with courage,...07 Apr, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
- Change courseInvolution, a concept describing economic or cultural stagnation despite increased effort, is characterized by a soul-crushing cycle of dea...22 Jan, 2026, 12.45 AM IST
- Keith Bennett murder: Police dig on Saddleworth Moor in England after skull was foundKeith Bennett was just 12 when he was murdered 58 years ago. It was believed that Keith Bennett was buried somewhere his killers refused to...30 Sep, 2022, 06.53 PM IST
- View: Big man, manifesto magic and the election cultThough they take many forms, cargo cults are essentially belief systems in pre-industrialised communities which maintain that if certain ri...29 Jan, 2022, 08.45 PM IST
- What's Your Question?The Buddha's question, 'Why there's so much pain and suffering in this world?' gave a new direction to mankind. 'A man is known by his ques...02 Dec, 2021, 11.37 PM IST
- Coronavirus surge in rural Karnataka triggers stigma, suicidesAR Vasavi - a social anthropologist - who is engaged with Punarchith, an organisation for alternative learning in Chamarajanagar, said this...06 Jun, 2021, 07.29 PM IST
- A world of Covidiots and CovidientsThe coronavirus has united the world, but also spawned new communities.24 Mar, 2020, 08.26 AM IST
- India's farmers burdened with 'choice overload'After the Indian government liberalised the economy in the 1990s, the government pulled back subsidies on fertilisers, pesticides, water an...02 Mar, 2019, 11.29 AM IST
- Is WhatsApp alone to be blamed for lynchings?These lynchings have been widely blamed on WhatsApp, where rumours circulate. But the technology is only an easy medium, there is a deeper ...22 Jul, 2018, 12.03 PM IST
- Cognizant acquires Idea Couture for an undisclosed amountCognizant Digital Works combines human insight, strategy, design, technology and industry expertise to create innovative solutions at enter...29 Jul, 2016, 07.31 AM IST
- Startup Path bids to be 'anti-social network'A former Facebook executive launched a new social network Monday with a twist. Path.com limits the number of friends members can have at an...16 Nov, 2010, 10.52 AM IST
- Now chimpanzees hit by Facebook bugAfter humans, the bug of social networking online has hit chimpanzees, it appears.07 Jun, 2008, 02.01 PM IST
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