Science news articles about 'science and history'

  • Cliodynamics, A Science Of History?

    ... he termed “cliodynamics,” the possibility of turning history into a science. The word comes from Clio, the muse ... referring to the central concept proposed by Turchin, that history -- contrary to what most historians might think ...
  • A case of mistaken dino-identity

    ... on behalf of constituents at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, which is a partner with SMU in ongoing research at the Glen Rose site, about 60 miles southwest ...
  • She's going back to school but can she read?

    ... enough to learn from textbooks in subjects ranging from science to history," says O'Sullivan. "Then they have to write about what they know and think. But without those reading skills ...
  • Ethiopia's climate 27 million years ago had higher rainfall, warmer soil

    ... -year, $322,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The team includes paleoanthropologists, paleobotanists ... Methodist University, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Washington University and the University of Michigan ...
  • The Real Science and History Vampires

    The public's thirst for vampires seems as endless as vampires' thirst for blood. But where's it all stem from?
  • In Defense of Monogamy, or What to do about Our Polyamorous Genes

    ... , uncontrollable sexual release, or sexual conquests, science and history will tell. But if it is, as some pundits have said, because he has a sense of entitlement, because he can, because today ...
  • Stiff party competition, modest salaries good for state government, study shows

    ... Gerald Gamm, associate professor of political science and history at the University of Rochester. "Stiff competition gives political parties a greater incentive to build ...
  • FAQ: The Science and History of Oil Spills

    Frequently asked questions about how oil spills happen and the damage they can do.
  • Books on Science: A History of Science, With Plenty of Side Trips

    In “Never Pure,” Steven Shapin provides voluminous and sometimes fascinating information about where, how and by whom science was produced.
  • New findings from ancient tomb in Italy

    ... archaeological finds during a summer dig, researchers say. Italy - Archaeology - Social Sciences - Tomb - History
  • Birdbooker Report 136 | GrrlScientist

    ... by an ardent bibliophile, this is a weekly report about nature, science and history books that have been newly published in North ... , ecology, animal behaviour, science and history books that have been newly released or republished in North America ...
  • Birdbooker Report 137

    ... by an ardent bibliophile, this is a weekly report about nature, science and history books that have been newly published in North ... , ecology, animal behaviour, science and history books that have been newly released or republished in North America ...
  • Frank Oppenheimer | Alice Bell

    ... , whom you've probably read about in science or history textbooks. The father of the atomic bomb, it was Robert who was scientific director of the Manhattan Project and held ...
  • Birdbooker Report 138 | GrrlScientist

    ... by an ardent bibliophile, this is a weekly report about nature, science and history books that have been newly published in North ... , ecology, animal behaviour, science and history books that have been newly released or republished in North America ...
  • Birdbooker Report 139 | GrrlScientist

    ... by an ardent bibliophile, this is a weekly report about nature, science and history books that have been newly published in North ... , ecology, animal behaviour, science and history books that have been newly released or republished in North America ...

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