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Why people help distant kin

By Guest PostSeptember 4, 2016Scienceanthropologist, doug jones, hamiltons rule, mathematical simulations, socially enforced nepotis, university of utah

Math simulations support theory of ‘socially enforced nepotism’

It’s easy to understand why natural selection favors people who help close kin at their own expense: It can increase the odds the family’s genes are passed to future generations. But why assist distant relatives? Mathematical simulations by a University of Utah anthropologist suggest “socially enforced nepotism” encourages helping far-flung kin. (more…)

Exeter scientists carry out pioneering analysis of four billion-year-old Mars meteorite

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Scientists from the Camborne School of Mines have conducted a ground-breaking analysis of a Martian meteorite that dates back to the formation of the Earth.

Dr Gavyn Rollinson used pioneering technology to map the mineralogy of a section of the meteorite – which was discovered in North Africa and is around 4.4 billion years old. (more…)