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Most Recent European Great Ape Discovered
January 13, 2012 — Based on a hominid molar, scientists from Germany, Bulgaria and France have documented that great apes survived in Europe in savannah-like landscapes until seven million years ... > full story -
New Insights Into an Ancient Mechanism of Mammalian Evolution
January 12, 2012 — A team of geneticists and computational biologists have reveal how an ancient mechanism is involved in gene control and continues to drive genome ... > full story -
Chemotherapy May Influence Leukemia Relapse
January 11, 2012 — The chemotherapy drugs required to push a common form of adult leukemia into remission may contribute to DNA damage that can lead to a relapse of the disease in some patients, findings of a new study ... > full story -
Understanding Left-Handedness
December 27, 2011 — Left-handedness is sometimes the expression of a genetic defect or an early developmental ... > full story -
Cultural Diversification Also Drives Human Evolution
December 22, 2011 — Changes in social structure and cultural practices can also contribute to human evolution, according to a new ... > full story -
Chinese Scientists Announce the First Complete Sequencing of Mongolian Genome
December 19, 2011 — Chinese scientists have announced the first complete sequencing of Mongolian ... > full story -
Follow Your Nose: Compared to Neanderthals, Modern Humans Have a Better Sense of Smell
December 14, 2011 — High-tech medical imaging techniques were recently used to access internal structures of fossil human skulls. Researchers used sophisticated 3-D methods to quantify the shape of the basal brain as ... > full story -
Disappearance of the Elephant Caused Rise of Modern Humans: Dietary Change Led to Modern Humans in Middle East 400,000 Years Ago
December 12, 2011 — Scientists have connected evidence about diet with other cultural and anatomical clues to conclude that the disappearance of the elephants led to the emergence of Homo sapiens in the Middle East much ... > full story -
Helping Your Fellow Rat: Rodents Show Empathy-Driven Behavior, Evidence Suggests
December 8, 2011 — The first evidence of empathy-driven helping behavior in rodents has been observed in laboratory rats that repeatedly free companions from a restraint, according to a new study by University of ... > full storyMore: -
Chimps Play Like Humans: Playful Behavior of Young Chimps Develops Like That of Children
November 16, 2011 — Playful behavior is widespread in mammals, and has important developmental consequences. A recent study of young chimpanzees shows that these animals play and develop much the same way as human ... > full story
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