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Evolutionary Increase in Size of the Human Brain Explained: Part of a Protein Linked to Rapid Change in Cognitive Ability
August 16, 2012 — Researchers have found what they believe is the key to understanding why the human brain is larger and more complex than that of other animals. The human brain, with its unequaled cognitive capacity, ... > full story -
When It Comes to Food, Chimps Only Think of Themselves
August 15, 2012 — A sense of fairness is an important part of human behavior, yet a research team found it did not evolve from our closest living relatives. The study tested whether our great ape relatives, the ... > full story -
Shedding New Light on How Jaws Evolve
August 7, 2012 — If you're looking for information on the evolution and function of jaws, a new integrative research program has some answers. Scientists are investigating major adaptive and morphological ... > full story -
Primate Behavior: Chimps Select Smart Tools, Monkeys Intentionally Beg
July 18, 2012 — Chimpanzees use weight to pick the best tool, and monkeys beg more when they're paid attention ... > full story -
Reconstructing the Diet of African Hominid Australopithecus Anamensis
July 17, 2012 — The diet of Australopithecus anamensis, a hominid that lived in the east of the African continent more than 4 million years ago, was very specialized and, according to a new study, it included foods ... > full story -
Endowment Effect in Chimpanzees Can Be Turned on and Off
July 5, 2012 — Groundbreaking new research in the field of "evolutionary analysis in law" not only provides additional evidence that chimpanzees share the controversial human psychological trait known as the ... > full story -
Urban Athletes Show That for Orangutans, It Pays to Sway
July 4, 2012 — Swaying trees is the way to go, if you are a primate crossing the jungle. Using human street athletes as stand-ins for orangutans, researchers have measured the energy required to navigate a forest ... > full story -
Six Natural Wonders Declared World Heritage Sites
July 3, 2012 — Sangha Trinational -- shared between Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo; Lakes of Ounianga in Chad and Chengjiang fossil site in China have been inscribed on the World ... > full story -
From the Mouths of Monkeys: Swab Technique Spots Tuberculosis in Non-Human Primates
June 21, 2012 — A new technique detected the first published evidence of tuberculosis pathogens in the mouths of macaques living near people in six Asian countries. The method analyses mouth swabs from monkeys to ... > full story -
Out of the Mouths of Primates, Facial Mechanics of Human Speech May Have Evolved
June 20, 2012 — The oral-facial component of human speech evolved from lip smacking, a friendly back-and-forth gesture performed by primates such as chimpanzees, baboons and macaques. The studies suggest a separate ... > full story
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