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Fossils indicate human activities have disturbed ecosystem resilience
Jul 14, 2015 (SPX)
A collection of fossilized owl pellets in Utah suggests that when the Earth went through a period of rapid warming about 13,000 years ago, the small mammal comm...
Indonesia jails orangutan trader caught with baby ape
Jul 13, 2015 (AFP)
An Indonesian orangutan trader has been jailed for two years after he was caught trying to sell a baby ape from a backpack, a rare conviction for wildlife crime...
Neuroscientists establish brain-to-brain networks in primates, rodents
Jul 10, 2015 (SPX)
Neuroscientists at Duke University have introduced a new paradigm for brain-machine interfaces that investigates the physiological properties and adaptability o...
Researchers find the organization of the brain is perfect
Jul 08, 2015 (SPX)
Have you ever wondered why the human brain evolved the way it did? A new study by Northeastern physicist Dmitri Krioukov and his colleagues suggests an answer: ...
Key element of human language discovered in bird babble
Jul 07, 2015 (SPX)
Stringing together meaningless sounds to create meaningful signals was previously thought to be the preserve of humans alone, but a new study has revealed that ...
Researchers show how our sense of smell evolved, including in cave men
Jul 07, 2015 (SPX)
A group of scientists led by Dr Kara Hoover of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and including Professor Matthew Cobb of The University of Manchester, has stud...
Study: Frustrated customers quicker to blame human brands
Jul 07, 2015 (UPI)
Is the Michelin Man -- and similarly humanized brand icons -- genius or flawed? Human-like mascots may attract customers, but new research suggest they also gar...
World's oldest man dies at 112 in Japan
Jul 07, 2015 (AFP)
The world's oldest man, Sakari Momoi, has died in Japan at the ripe old age of 112, an official said Tuesday. Momoi, born months before the Wright brothers made...
Revised view of brain circuit reveals how we avoid powerful odors
Jul 07, 2015 (SPX)
You've just encountered a frightened skunk, which has sprayed a generous quantity of its sulfur-containing scent directly in your path. The noxious odor is over...
When a selfie is not enough: India abuzz over 'velfie' craze
Jul 06, 2015 (AFP)
Move over selfie, India is embracing the "velfie" with Bollywood stars, sporting heroes and even politicians taking and posting videos of themselves online usin...
Chinese people getting taller and fatter: govt
Jul 01, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese people are growing taller as the country becomes richer but they are getting fatter even faster, the government said. Adult obesity rates reached 9.6 pe...
Wilderness areas need buffer zones to protect from human development
Jul 01, 2015 (SPX)
Despite heavy development, the U.S. still has millions of acres of pristine wild lands. Coveted for their beauty, these wilderness areas draw innumerable outdoo...
UNESCO chief warns about jihadist 'culture cleansing'
Jul 01, 2015 (AFP)
The head of the UN cultural organisation on Wednesday called for a campaign against the "culture cleansing" being carried out by Islamic State jihadists. "Extre...
Facebook's Zuckerberg wants to figure out social equation
Jul 01, 2015 (AFP)
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg figures there could be a formula that explains how people think. During a wide-ranging online question-and-answer session on...
An early European had a close Neandertal ancestor
Jun 25, 2015 (SPX)
Neandertals became extinct about 40,000 years ago but contributed on average one to three percent to the genomes of present-day Eurasians. Researchers have now ...
Humans' built-in GPS is our 3-D sense of smell
Jun 22, 2015 (SPX)
Like homing pigeons, humans have a nose for navigation because our brains are wired to convert smells into spatial information, new research from the University...
Tool use is 'innate' in chimpanzees but not bonobos, their closest evolutionary relative
Jun 22, 2015 (SPX)
Chimpanzees and bonobos are the two closest living relatives of the human species - the ultimate tool-using ape. Yet, despite being so closely related on the ev...
Baboons decide where to go together
Jun 22, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers have found evidence of shared decision-making among a troop of wild baboons, providing insight into how animals that live in socially complex, hiera...
400,000-year-old dental tartar provides earliest evidence of manmade pollution
Jun 22, 2015 (SPX)
Most dentists recommend a proper teeth cleaning every six months to prevent, among other things, the implacable buildup of calculus or tartar - hardened dental ...
Climate change may destroy health gains: panel
Jun 22, 2015 (AFP)
Climate change may wipe out the last 50 years' gains in global health by ramping up heatwaves, flood, drought, hunger and disease, an expert panel said Tuesday....
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