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5,500-year-old site in Jordan reveals a lost civilization’s secrets

After the collapse of the Chalcolithic culture around 3500 BCE, people in Jordan’s Murayghat transformed their way of life, shifting from domestic settlements to ritual landscapes filled with dolmens, standing stones, and megalithic monuments. Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen…

Study finds moral costs in overpricing for essentials

When companies hike prices on essentials like food, medicine, or medical devices, the financial rewards may be immediate—but the reputational damage may linger and ultimately cost more in the long run.

Cross-fertilizing effects found in dual roles for academic entrepreneurs

Academic entrepreneurs—scientists who found research-based startups while remaining in academia—creatively find cross-fertilizing effects between their academic and entrepreneurial work, helping them to reevaluate and extend their professional identity, according to new research published in Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

2.75-million-year-old stone tools may mark a turning point in human evolution

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring wildfires, droughts, and dramatic environmental shifts. A study published in Nature Communications brought to light remarkable evidence of enduring technological tradition from Kenya’s Turkana…