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Biologists Names New Spider After Neil Young
A biologist has brought his
admiration of Neil Young to
a whole new class. Or
species, to be exact. A
professor of biology has
named a newly discovered
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World's Rarest Gorilla Finds Sanctuary
The government of Cameroon
--- with guidance from the
Wildlife Conservation
Society --- has created the
world's first sanctuary
exclusively for the Cross
River gorilla, the world's
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Who's Bad? Chimps Figure It Out By Observation
Chimpanzees make judgments
about the actions and
dispositions of strangers by
observing others' behavior
and interactions in
different situations.
... > full story
Language Feature Unique To Human Brain Identified
Researchers have identified
a language feature unique to
the human brain that is
shedding light on how human
language evolved. The study
marks the first use of
... > full story
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Rwanda Conservation Effort To Link Isolated Chimps To Distant Forest
March 20, 2008 — Some 15 chimpanzees facing extinction in an isolated Rwandan forest have a greater chance for survival thanks to one of Africa's most ambitious forest restoration efforts ever. A 30-mile (50km) tree ... > full story -
Chimps May Have A 'Language-ready' Brain
February 29, 2008 — An area of the brain involved in the planning and production of spoken and signed language in humans plays a similar role in chimpanzee communication, researchers report in Current Biology. The ... > full story -
Lemurs' Evolutionary History May Shed Light On Our Own
February 27, 2008 — After swabbing the cheeks of more than 200 lemurs and related primates to collect their DNA, researchers now have a much clearer picture of their evolutionary family tree. Found in nature only on the ... > full story -
Inside The Head Of An Ape
February 24, 2008 — Do apes have imagination? How do they understand pictures? A years-long study of apes performed by a cognitive scientist shows, among other things, that it doesn't take a human brain to understand ... > full story -
What Is The Cognitive Rift Between Humans And Other Animals?
February 22, 2008 — A Harvard scientist presents a new hypothesis on what defines the cognitive rift between humans and animals. He identifies four key differences in human thought that make it unique. Animals, for ... > full story -
Unique Mating Photos Of Wild Gorillas Face To Face
February 13, 2008 — Scientists have released the first known photographs of gorillas performing face-to-face copulation in the wild. This is the first time that western gorillas have been observed and photographed ... > full story -
Key 'Impact Hunters' Catalyze Hunting Among Male Chimpanzees
February 6, 2008 — Male chimpanzees hunt in groups, but among the group, certain chimpanzees are "impact hunters" that lead the group to hunt. They are more likely to initiate a hunt, and hunts rarely occur in their ... > full story -
Why Don't Chimpanzees Like To Barter Food?
February 5, 2008 — Scientists examines the circumstances under which chimpanzees, our closest relatives, will exchange one inherently valuable commodity (an apple slice) for another (a grape), which is what early ... > full story -
You Are What You Eat: Some Differences Between Humans And Chimpanzees Traced To Diet
February 3, 2008 — Using mice as models, researchers traced some of the differences between humans and chimpanzees to differences in our diet. By feeding laboratory mice different human and chimp diets over a mere two ... > full story -
Malaria Vaccine Trials Begin Using 'Chimpanzee Virus'
February 1, 2008 — Trials are underway for a new vaccine to combat the most deadly form of malaria. For the first time ever, researchers will use a virus found in chimpanzees to boost the efficacy of the vaccine. ... > full story
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