Humans

Marx: A Devout Disciple of Satan

According to The Black Book of Communism, communist ideology is responsible for the death of almost 100 million people. Most people assume Karl Marx to be an atheist. He, himself, propagated such ideals, but an investigation into the individual lets us discover that this was a ploy to disconnect men who followed Marxism from the ...

Jack Roberts

Racial Bias Associated With Disparities in Disciplinary Action Across U.S. Schools

Studies have shown that black students are subjected to higher disciplinary rates than whites, resulting in several negative life outcomes, including involvement in the criminal justice system. Using federal data covering 32 million students across 96,000 K-12 schools, researchers at Princeton University investigated the degree to which racial disparities in disciplinary action across the United ...

Troy Oakes

Racial discrimination in schools.

Father Abandons 7-Year-Old Son Suffering From Leukaemia

In Zhumadian, Henan Province, China, a 7-year-old boy named Hao Hao was abandoned by his father. Hao Hao is suffering from leukemia and is currently receiving treatment at Beijing Children Hospital. The boy is in urgent need of a bone marrow transplant. Although the boy’s mother, Ms. Liu, and his paternal grandmother cannot afford the ...

Max Lu

DNA Research Shines Spotlight On Ancient Iberia

The largest study to date of ancient DNA from the Iberian Peninsula (modern-day Portugal and Spain) offers new insights into the populations that lived in this region over the last 8,000 years. The most startling discovery suggests that local Y chromosomes were almost completely replaced during the Bronze Age. Starting in 2500 B.C. and continuing ...

Troy Oakes

A buried man and woman.

2,000-Year-Old Settlement About to Be Submerged Under Water

In Turkey, the government is building a dam that threatens to destroy a settlement with a history that goes back to 10,000 BCE. Located on the banks of the Tigris River, Hasankeyf is one of the oldest continually inhabited places in the world and has the imprints of over 20 civilizations.   Submerged underwater   ...

Nspirement Staff

How Australia Seeks to Curb Malaysian and Chinese Immigrants

Being a first world country, Australia attracts a large number of immigrants from developing nations, especially Malaysia and China. The administration is now seeking to limit the number of immigrants since it thinks that there are too many of them flooding into Australia. Malaysian and Chinese immigration According to the Department of Home Affairs, Malaysians ...

Nspirement Staff

Immigrants in Australia.

Neanderthals Walked Upright Just Like the Humans of Today

Neanderthals are often depicted as having straight spines and poor posture. However, these prehistoric humans were more similar to us than many assume. University of Zurich researchers have shown that Neanderthals walked upright just like modern humans, thanks to a virtual reconstruction of the pelvis and spine of a very well-preserved Neanderthal skeleton found in ...

Troy Oakes

A family of Neanderthals.

New Research Casts Doubt on Cause of Angkor’s Collapse

New University of Sydney research has revealed that the ancient Cambodian city of Angkor underwent a gradual decline in occupation rather than an abrupt collapse. Researchers have long debated the causes of Angkor’s demise in the 15th century. Historical explanations have emphasized the role of aggressive neighboring states, and the abandonment of Angkor in A.D. ...

Troy Oakes

The ancient city of Angkor Thom.

Study Shows How Small Groups Lead to the Emergence of Leaders

While the “wisdom of the crowd” shapes the behavior of large groups of people, less is known about small-group dynamics and how individuals interact to make decisions, particularly when it comes to the emergence of leaders, a key area of inquiry in organizational research. The phenomenon is critical to arriving at an understanding of social networks of all ...

Troy Oakes

Small group sharing.

Despite 300 Broken Bones, This Indian Man Swims Like a Champ

A regular Indian man who has multiple broken bones in his body will typically choose to rest comfortably at home, avoiding any risk of worsening his condition. But Moin Junnedi from India, with hundreds of broken bones, is not regular. His passion for swimming has made him quite an international star and an inspirational figure ...

Nspirement Staff

Indian man Moin, with 300 broken bones, is a champion para-olympic swimmer.