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Rope, twine and thread: Invisible technologies of the Stone Age

Missing from the archaeological record, fiber innovations like string played a huge role in the daily lives of our ancestors. Researchers are working to weave together new insights from the traces they left behind.

Rope, twine and thread: Invisible technologies of the Stone Age

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Polarized trust in scientists driven by values, identity and politics

Trust in scientists in the UK is strong overall, with 63% indicating they have high trust in scientists in general—but a major new study finds this trust is closely shaped by people's values, identity and politics, showing some of the same patterns of division over science that have emerged in the U.S.

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