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HIV-Like Viruses in Non-Human Primates Have Existed Much Longer Than Previously Thought
January 24, 2013 — Viruses similar to those that cause AIDS in humans were present in non-human primates in Africa at least five million years ago and perhaps up to 12 million years ago, according to new study. Until ... > full story -
Benefits of Social Grooming in Wild Chimpanzees: Hormone Oxytocin Facilitates Cooperation
January 23, 2013 — Animals which maintain cooperative relationships show gains in longevity and offspring survival. However, little is known about the cognitive or hormonal mechanisms involved in cooperation. ... > full story -
Bats Are Reservoir for Ebola Virus in Bangladesh
January 16, 2013 — Ebola virus antibodies were circulating in ~4% of the 276 bats scientists screened in ... > full story -
Chimpanzees Successfully Play the Ultimatum Game: Apes' Sense of Fairness Confirmed
January 14, 2013 — Researchers have shown that chimpanzees possess a sense of fairness that has previously been attributed as uniquely human. Biologists played the Ultimatum Game with the chimpanzees to determine how ... > full story -
Bonobos Will Share With Strangers Before Acquaintances
January 2, 2013 — Bonobos, those notoriously frisky, ardently social great apes of the Congo, value social networking so much, they share food with a stranger before an ... > full story -
Fine Hands, Fists of Fury: Our Hands Evolved for Punching, Not Just Dexterity
December 19, 2012 — Men whacked punching bags for a new study that suggests human hands evolved not only for the manual dexterity needed to use tools, play a violin or paint a work of art, but so men could make fists ... > full storyMore: -
Tracking the Origins of HIV
December 18, 2012 — Human immunodeficiency virus may have affected humans for much longer than is currently believed. Researchers now think that the genomes of an isolated West African human population provide important ... > full story -
Illegal Hunting in the Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania: Social and Molecular Genetic Methods of Combating Crimes Against Fauna
December 17, 2012 — Tanzania has many different and diverse wildlife populations spread across a network of protected areas extending over the whole country. These wildlife populations are under threat from illegal ... > full story -
Scientists 'Surprised' to Discover Very Early Ancestors Survived on Tropical Plants, New Study Suggests
December 14, 2012 — Between three million and 3.5 million years ago, the diet of our very early ancestors in central Africa is likely to have consisted mainly of tropical grasses and sedges, new research ... > full story -
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Extraverted Gorillas Enjoy Longer Lives, Research Suggests
December 5, 2012 — Gorillas with an extravert personality live longer than their more introverted peers, a study suggests. Researchers looked at the role of personality by studying 298 gorillas in North American zoos ... > full story
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