Many factors can shape how someone views abortion—gender, age and education, to name a few. Around the world, however, religious belief is the most powerful predictor that someone will disapprove, as I document in my 2025 ...
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2025
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Young people in rural Limpopo, the South African province bordering Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, face high risks of HIV, unplanned pregnancy, and other societal challenges.
Social Sciences
Aug 28, 2025
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Different countries have different cultures, and social scientists have developed theories about which values are most important in differentiating the world's cultures. Abhishek Sheetal and colleagues used the power of machine ...
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2025
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The Neolithic period, considered to be the last part of the Stone Age, may have been a brutal time to be alive for many people in Europe. Archaeological studies have found evidence of massacres involving entire communities, ...
Many of us are heading to the beach to bask in the sun and unwind as part of our summer vacations. Research has shown that spending time at the beach can provide immense relaxation for many people. Staring at the ocean puts ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2025
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Younger Americans are more likely to express belief in witchcraft and luck, as our new research shows in the journal Sociology of Religion.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2025
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Many atheists consider themselves to be highly rational people who rate evidence and analytical thinking above religion, superstition and intuition. They might even argue that atheism is the most rational worldview.
Social Sciences
May 22, 2025
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Archaeologists have analyzed a pair of copper cymbals from Bronze Age Oman, suggesting a shared musical tradition connected cultures and helped facilitate trade around the Arabian Gulf.
Archaeology
Apr 7, 2025
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Nearly 90% of U.S. Christian religious leaders believe humans are driving climate change. When churchgoers learn how widespread this belief is, they report taking steps to reduce its effects, as we found in our research published ...
Social Sciences
Apr 2, 2025
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Fertility rates across the world have been steadily dropping since 1950. Pinpointing the reasons—despite the lack of typical causal conditions such as famine or war—is at the heart of one researcher's work at the University ...
Social Sciences
Apr 1, 2025
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