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Carry On Walking!
April 2, 2007 — The next time you are struggling to carry your bags home from the supermarket just remember that this could, in fact, be the reason you are able to walk upright on two legs at all! How we have ... > full story -
Chimpanzee Facial Expressions Are Helping Researchers Understand Human Communication
March 24, 2007 — Behavioral researchers have found understanding chimpanzee facial expressions requires more attention to detail than researchers initially thought. Correctly interpreting the subtleties within ... > full story -
New Evidence Of 'Human' Culture Among Primates
March 23, 2007 — Fresh evidence that suggests monkeys can learn skills from each other, in the same manner as humans. Stone-banging by South American monkeys could be a socially-learned ... > full story -
Scientist Develops New Mathematical Model To Study Disease Genetics And Evolution
March 19, 2007 — USC college computational biologist Peter Calabrese has developed a new model to simulate the evolution of so-called recombination hotspots in the ... > full story -
These Legs Were Made For Fighting: Human Ancestors Had Short Legs For Combat, Not Just Climbing
March 11, 2007 — Ape-like human ancestors known as australopiths had short legs because a squat physique and stance helped the males fight over access to females, a University of Utah study concludes. "The old ... > full story -
Social Tolerance Allows Bonobos To Outperform Chimpanzees On A Cooperative Task
March 8, 2007 — In experiments designed to deepen our understanding of how cooperative behavior evolves, researchers have found that bonobos, a particularly sociable relative of the chimpanzee, are more successful ... > full story -
Human Pubic Lice Acquired From Gorillas Gives Evolutionary Clues
March 7, 2007 — Humans acquired pubic lice from gorillas several million years ago, but this seemingly seedy connection does not mean that monkey business went on with the great apes, a new University of Florida ... > full story -
Female Chimps Keep The Bullies At Bay
March 7, 2007 — Female chimpanzees may have found a fool-proof way to ensure they mate with only the highest ranking males, namely those with important social and physical characteristics that their offspring may ... > full story -
Man's Best Friend Lends Insight Into Human Evolution
March 2, 2007 — Drawing inferences about the intentions of other individuals is a basic part of everyday life that we humans take for granted. But, according to a study in Current Directions in Psychological Science ... > full story -
Chimpanzees Discovered Making And Using Spears To Hunt Other Primates
February 22, 2007 — Chimpanzees in Senegal are regularly making and using spears to hunt other primates -- without human assistance -- according to research led by an Iowa State University anthropologist. That study, ... > full story
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