Pigeons may sometimes appear to randomly target city sculptures with their droppings, but according to a new Japanese study they also have the potential to become discerning art critics.
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2009
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Dogs and small children who share similar social environments appear to understand human gestures in comparable ways, according to Gabriella Lakatos from Eötvös University in Budapest, Hungary, and her team. Looking at ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 6, 2009
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Basic arithmetic and "number sense" appear to be part of the shared evolutionary past of many primates; it's the use of language to explain abstractions that apparently takes human math to a higher level.
Feb 13, 2009
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All human beings age. It is part of our biology and limits our lifespan to slightly over 120 years.
Evolution
Dec 21, 2023
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Mother monkeys permanently separated from their newborns sometimes find comfort in plush toys: this recent finding from Harvard experiments has set off intense controversy among scientists and reignited the ethical debate ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2022
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Humans have evolved as social animals. From childhood, we are taught the benefits of forging ties and being empathetic as a strategy for survival and mental well-being—or at least that is the ideal.
Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2022
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Toxeus magnus is a species of ant-mimicking jumping spider. It shows prolonged cohabitation between the mother and her adult female offspring in the natal nest, suggesting an extremely high level of subsociality.
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2022
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Counting feels utterly effortless to adults, who are unlikely to even remember when or how they picked up this useful, apparently automatic skill. Yet when you think about it, counting is a remarkable invention. It helped ...
Evolution
Jul 29, 2021
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Our last common ancestor with the octopus existed more than 500 million years ago. So why is it that they seem to show such peculiar similarities with humans, while at the same time appearing so alien? Perhaps because despite ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2021
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The rehoming of laboratory dogs was the first of its kind in Finland. The rehoming process was started with months of practicing basic pet dog skills with the dogs and by familiarizing them with the world outside the laboratory.
Veterinary medicine
Oct 5, 2020
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