Teamwork has been fundamental in humanity's greatest achievements but scientists have found that working together has its evolutionary roots in our nearest primate relatives – chimpanzees.

Biology - Plants & Animals

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Dartmouth researchers investigate tree-climbing behavior of modern hunter-gatherers to elucidate our fossil ancestors' terrestrial versus arboreal preferences.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Dec 31, 2012 4.7 / 5 (13) 4 |

A new international study has investigated how diseases are shared among species of primates with a view to predicting what diseases may emerge in humans in the future. The findings aim to help in the fight against these ...

Biology - Ecology

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"You are what you eat." Can these pithy words explain the evolution of the human species?

Other Sciences - Other

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Mice carrying a "humanized version" of a gene believed to influence speech and language may not actually talk, but they nonetheless do have a lot to say about our evolutionary past, according to a report in the May 29th issue ...

Biology - Evolution

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