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June 15, 2024
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June 14, 2024 An international research team has uncovered a new insight into human evolution by comparing humans' hearts with those of other great ...
June 7, 2024 Ancient apes in Germany co-existed by partitioning resources in their environment, according to a new ...
May 29, 2024 Newly generated, complete genomes for the sex chromosomes of six primate species may inform conservation of these endangered species and shed light on sex-related genetic diseases in both humans and ...
May 7, 2024 Chimpanzees continue to learn and hone their skills well into adulthood, a capacity that might be essential for the evolution of complex and varied tool use, according to a new ...
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May 2, 2024 A wild orangutan was observed applying a plant with known medicinal properties to a wound, a first for a wild ...
Apr. 12, 2024 Chimpanzees and bonobos are often thought to reflect two different sides of human nature -- the conflict-ready chimpanzee versus the peaceful bonobo -- but a new study shows that, within their own ...
Apr. 3, 2024 A genomic study of human and selected nonhuman primate centromeres has revealed their unimaginable diversity and speed of evolutionary change. Although centromeres are vital to proper cell ...
Apr. 3, 2024 A recent study shows that the threat of mining to the great ape population in Africa has been greatly ...
Mar. 25, 2024 A small-bird species, the Japanese tit (Parus minor), uses wing movements as a gesture to convey the message 'after you,' according to new research. When a mating pair arrives at their nest box with ...
Mar. 14, 2024 A recent study observing wild chimpanzees over a period of more than 10 years revealed that when food gets scarcer, the adults put play aside and focus on survival, while mother chimps continue to be ...
Feb. 28, 2024 A genetic change in our ancient ancestors may partly explain why humans don't have tails like ...
Feb. 28, 2024 African apes are already being exposed to climate change impacts, and will experience extreme events such as wildfires, heatwaves and flooding more ...
Feb. 20, 2024 Primates show a remarkable ability to modify their behaviours to accommodate their physical disabilities and impairments, according to a new ...
Feb. 14, 2024 The love songs of the Skywalker gibbon alerted scientists to a new population of the endangered primate in ...
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Feb. 13, 2024 Babies playfully tease others as young as eight months of age. Since language is not required for this behavior, similar kinds of playful teasing might be present in non-human animals. Now cognitive ...
Feb. 5, 2024 The proverb "necessity is the mother of invention" has been used to describe the source from which our cultural evolution springs. After all, need in times of scarcity has forced humans to ...
Jan. 29, 2024 A new study, which centers on evidence from skulls of a 6-million-year-old fossil ape, Lufengpithecus, offers important clues about the origins of bipedal locomotion courtesy of a novel method: ...
Jan. 17, 2024 Children across cultures can anticipate other individuals' choices based on their preferences, according to a new study. However, non-human great apes appear to lack this ...
Jan. 10, 2024 The largest ever primate Gigantopithecus blacki went extinct when other Asian great apes were thriving, and its demise has long been a mystery. A massive regional study of 22 caves in southern China ...
Jan. 10, 2024 Picrodontids -- an extinct family of placental mammals that lived several million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs -- are not primates as previously ...
Jan. 3, 2024 Primate social organization is more flexible than previously assumed. According to a new study, the first primates probably lived in pairs, while only around 15 percent of individuals were ...
Dec. 19, 2023 Are we able to differentiate between the vocal emissions of certain primates? A team asked volunteers to categorize the vocalizations of three species of great apes (Hominidae) and humans. During ...
Dec. 18, 2023 Apes recognize photos of groupmates they haven't seen for more than 25 years and respond even more enthusiastically to pictures of their friends, a new study finds. The work, which demonstrates ...
Nov. 6, 2023 An international team of marine scientists has identified and officially named four species of algae new to science, challenging previous taxonomical assumptions within the Porolithon genus. The ...
Nov. 6, 2023 Paleontologists have shed light on the long-standing saga of Ekgmowechashala, based on fossil teeth and jaws found in both Nebraska and China. Ekgmowechashala is the last primate found in the fossil ...
Nov. 2, 2023 By comparing genomes of several cat species, the project has helped researchers understand why cat genomes tend to have fewer complex genetic variations (such as rearrangements of DNA segments) than ...
Nov. 2, 2023 Research on neighboring chimpanzee communities in the forests of West Africa suggests a warfare tactic not previously seen beyond humans is regularly used by our closest evolutionary ...
Oct. 26, 2023 A team of researchers studying the Ngogo community of wild chimpanzees in western Uganda's Kibale National Park for two decades has published a report showing that females in this population can ...
Oct. 17, 2023 Scientists examining the evolutionary roots of language say they've discovered chimp vocal development is not far off from ...
Oct. 16, 2023 A new study has reconstructed the well-preserved but damaged skull of a great ape species that lived about 12 million years ago. The species, Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, may be crucial to ...
Oct. 12, 2023 A group of international scientists have mapped the genetic, cellular, and structural makeup of the human brain and the nonhuman primate brain. This understanding of brain structure allows for a ...
Oct. 10, 2023 New research has found despite considerable conservation efforts, the illegal killing of critically endangered orangutans on Borneo may be an ongoing threat to the species. ...
Sep. 22, 2023 Primate species with better color vision are not more likely to have red skin or fur coloration, as previously ...
Sep. 5, 2023 Researchers report that the flexible shoulders and elbows that allow us to throw a football or reach a high shelf may have evolved as a natural braking system that let our primate ancestors get out ...
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