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Evolution of Monogamy in Humans the Result of Infanticide Risk, New Study Suggests
The threat of infants being
killed by unrelated males is
the key driver of monogamy
in humans and other
primates, a new study
... > full story
Cockatoos Know What's Going on Behind Barriers
How do you know that the
cookies are still there even
though they have been placed
in a cookie jar
out-of-sight? Scientists
show that "object
... > full story
Borneo's Orangutans Are Coming Down from the Trees; Behavior May Show Adaptation to Habitat Change
Orangutans might be the king
of the swingers, but
primatologists in Borneo
have found that the great
apes spend a surprising
... > full story
Extinct Ancient Ape Did Not Walk Like a Human, Study Shows
A new study has found that a
9- to 7-million-year-old ape
from Italy did not, in fact,
walk habitually on two legs.
The findings refute a long
body of evidence, suggest ... > full story
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Hot Flashes? Thank Evolution
July 29, 2013 — A study of mortality and fertility patterns among seven species of wild apes and monkeys and their relatives, compared with similar data from hunter-gatherer humans, shows that menopause sets humans ... > full story -
An Evolutionary Compromise for Long Tooth Preservation
July 24, 2013 — Researchers have conducted stress analyses on gorilla teeth of differing wear stages. Their findings show that different features of the occlusal surface antagonize tensile stresses in the tooth to ... > full story -
Hunting Pushing Central African Forests Toward Ecological Collapse
July 23, 2013 — Scientists have warned that current hunting trends in Central African forests could result in complete ecological ... > full story -
Platelet Activation Inhibits the Host Cell Entry of HIV
July 23, 2013 — Infection biologists have found evidence that platelets (thrombocytes) might constitute an innate defense against infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HI-viruses are the cause of ... > full story -
If You're Not Looking for It, You Probably Won't See It
July 19, 2013 — In a new study, researchers have found that even expert searchers, operating in their domain of expertise, are vulnerable to inattentional ... > full story -
Chimpanzees and Orangutans Remember Distant Past Events
July 18, 2013 — We humans can remember events in our lives that happened years ago, with those memories often surfacing unexpectedly in response to sensory triggers like flavor or scent. Now, researchers have ... > full story -
Monkey Nation: Mainland Africa's Most Important Nation for Primates
July 17, 2013 — A five-year study gives new hope to some of the world’s most endangered primates by establishing a roadmap to protect all 27 species in Tanzania – mainland Africa's most primate-diverse ... > full story -
Attractive and Successful: In Bonobos, Attractive Females Are More Likely to Win Conflicts Against Males
July 15, 2013 — While intersexual dominance relations in bonobos never have been thoroughly studied in the wild, several ideas exist of how females attain their dominance status. Some researchers suggest that bonobo ... > full story -
New Retroviruses Found in Polar Bear 'Knut' and Panda 'Bao Bao'
July 15, 2013 — Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are viruses that at some point in the past inserted themselves into the nuclear genome of a host’s germ cell. Once integrated in a germ cell the virus would be ... > full story -
Rare Primate Species Needs Habitat Help to Survive
July 10, 2013 — The population of the critically endangered large primate known as the drill has been largely reduced to a few critical habitat areas in Cameroon, according to a recent study. The study highlights ... > full story
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