Why aren't humans 'knuckle-walkers?'
Our closest biological relatives, the African apes, are the only animals that walk on their knuckles; CWRU researchers discovered why
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Brain chemical differences suggest possible reason for humans having social edge over other primates
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has found some key differences in brain chemicals between humans and other primates. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
Dolphins beat humans, chimps at early signs of self-awareness
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the brightest mammal of them all?
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Jan 10, 2018
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What we know so far about where humans come from
The question of where we humans come from is one many people ask, and the answer is getting more complicated as new evidence is emerging all the time.
Archaeology
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Long-term logging study demonstrates impacts on chimpanzees and gorillas in Republic of Congo
Research has shown human disturbance can have detrimental effects on great ape populations but now, due to a study published in Biological Conservation on Nov. 27 by Lincoln Park Zoo, there is evidence showing how selective ...
Environment
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Several forest elephant populations close to collapse in Central Africa
WWF in collaboration with the respective country ministries in charge of wildlife and various partners conducted the censuses between 2014 and 2016. The inventories were carried out in key protected areas (representing 20 ...
Ecology
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Group: Orangutan orphans a sign of habitat destruction
The discovery last week of two orphaned baby orangutans on Borneo is further evidence that deforestation and illegal hunting are threatening survival of the great apes, an Indonesian conservation group said Monday.
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New study suggests that last common ancestor of humans and apes was smaller than thought
New research suggests that the last common ancestor of apes—including great apes and humans—was much smaller than previously thought, about the size of a gibbon. The findings, published today in the journal Nature Communications, ...
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Chimpanzees and orangutans look for information to fill gaps in their knowledge
It's a familiar problem: you leave the house and while closing the door, the question whether the stove was turned on or off pops up in your head. Although annoying, this problem could easily be solved by turning around and ...
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Apes' abilities misunderstood by decades of poor science
Apes' intelligence may be entirely misunderstood, because research has so far failed to measure it fairly and accurately, according to scientists.
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