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'I've changed careers more times than I can count': Woman who returned to university at 44 says she'd do it all again
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (627+ words) Speaking to HT, the Dehradun-based creator said every phase of her life, whether it was teaching, motherhood, academics or fitness, had its own purpose. Rather than worrying about staying on one path, she chose to give her best to whichever…...
7 Ancient home rituals that may have scientific explanations
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (635+ words) In Indian households, I grew up hearing rules that sounded strict, mysterious, or simply stereotypical, like do not sweep at night, drink water from copper vessels or offer water to the sun. For years, these habits were passed down through…...
New Cambridge study shows humans are more monogamous than meerkats but trail behind beavers
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (403+ words) New research from the University of Cambridge suggests humans are highly monogamous, though still not as committed as beavers. As per the study conducted, humans rank between meerkats and beavers when it comes to their inclination for monogamy. The study…...
Humans were lighting fires from scratch a lot earlier than previously thought
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (194+ words) Understanding how fire was brought under control is thus of great interest to palaeoanthropologists. | World News The strata these tools come from are 400,000 years old, a time (though no actual fossil remains have been found there) when the resident hominids…...
University of Sheffield launches new MSc in Human Bioarchaeology and Osteology for September 2026 intake
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (363+ words) The University of Sheffield, UK has announced admissions for its new MSc in Human Bioarchaeology and Osteology, starting in September 2026. The postgraduate course gives students the chance to study ancient and historic human populations through the scientific analysis of human…...
Did a million-year-old skull just rewrite our origin story? Researchers say…
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (462+ words) A fossilized skull found in China more than three decades ago has been digitally reconstructed, and the findings may rewrite the story of how humans emerged. According to a new study published in Science, the specimen, known as Yunxian 2, suggests…...