Bar-Ilan University

Bar-Ilan University study reveals how being alone can weaken social identity, with broad implications for group processes and societal cohesiveness | Newswise

David Bale2 days ago05 mins

A new study sheds light on the effects of aloneness on group processes, demonstrating that simply being alone can significantly weaken group identity and esteem. Led by Prof. Liad Uziel, from the Department of Psychology at Bar-Ilan University, together with Martina Seemann, from Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany, the study was recently published in…

Researchers Reveal Ancient Dietary Habits and Early Human Use of Plant Foods | Newswise

David Bale2 months ago06 mins

Newswise — A new archaeological study, conducted along the Jordan River banks south of northern Israel’s Hula Valley, offers a fresh perspective on the dietary habits of early humans, challenging conventional wisdom about prehistoric diets. The research reveals that ancient hunter-gatherers relied heavily on plant foods, particularly starchy plants, as a major energy source. The…

Implementing ancient agricultural practices to con | Newswise

David Bale3 months ago08 mins

As global water resources become more strained, the insights gained from traditional agricultural systems could pave the way for the development of innovative, low-water-use agricultural practices to confront the growing challenges of water scarcity and food insecurity in arid and marginal regions. A new study exploring traditional sunken groundwater-harvesting agroecosystems in coastal and inland sand…