• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 28th, 2015
Experimental Vaccine Protects Monkeys Against Deadly Ebola Virus

Experimental Vaccine Protects Monkeys Against Deadly Ebola Virus

The researchers who developed the vaccine hope to soon debut clinical trials involving human volunteers

Watch: New Science Video Explains Why We Tickle

Watch: New Science Video Explains Why We Tickle

Researchers believe ticking is all about teaching and learning skills without which we could not survive

  • How to
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 5th, 2014
Freaky Friday Mystery: Why Baby Got Back

Freaky Friday Mystery: Why Baby Got Back

For those who don’t yet have the glorious human behind all figured out, here’s what it does and why we need it

Family Walks on All Fours, Cannot Get Around in an Upright Position

Family Walks on All Fours, Cannot Get Around in an Upright Position

New study contradicts previous claims that the family is an example of backward evolution

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 3rd, 2014
Even Low BPA Concentrations Affect Fetal Development in Primates

Even Low BPA Concentrations Affect Fetal Development in Primates

The chemical is believed to cause similar adverse effects in humans, too

Ardi Was More Closely Related to Humans than Apes

Ardi Was More Closely Related to Humans than Apes

Scientists have been debating this species' evolution for a long time

Twin Pygmy Marmosets Thriving at Belfast Zoo

Twin Pygmy Marmosets Thriving at Belfast Zoo

The species is native to South America's upper Amazon basin

Elephants Get the Gist of Pointing with No Previous Training

Elephants Get the Gist of Pointing with No Previous Training

Researchers find that elephants can understand human pointing on the spot

Chimps Choose Friends Based on Individual Personalities

Chimps Choose Friends Based on Individual Personalities

Shy chimps hang out with others like themselves, the same goes for outgoing ones

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 28th, 2013
Study Finds Primates Can Move in Unison, Just As Humans Do

Study Finds Primates Can Move in Unison, Just As Humans Do

Primates alter their body movements in order to be in tune with others

First Human Ancestor Strikingly Resembled a Squirrel

First Human Ancestor Strikingly Resembled a Squirrel

The world's oldest primate ate fruits, climbed trees

Revealing the Behaviors of Ancient Primates

Revealing the Behaviors of Ancient Primates

The human inner ear may help investigators reach this objective

Newly Found Fossil Primate Is Ancestor of Anthropoids

Newly Found Fossil Primate Is Ancestor of Anthropoids

The creature fills out one of the missing links between anthropoids and humans

Why Humans Walk on Just Two Limbs

Why Humans Walk on Just Two Limbs

The move may have had something to do with monopolizing resources

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 8th, 2012
Ultrasound Communications Discovered in Primates

Ultrasound Communications Discovered in Primates

The diminutive creatures can only be found in southeastern Asia

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 12th, 2012
Explaining the Evolution of Facial Features in Primates

Explaining the Evolution of Facial Features in Primates

One can easily observe a huge diversity in how their faces appear

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 23rd, 2011
Chimpanzees Cooperate Only When They Have To

Chimpanzees Cooperate Only When They Have To

New study challenges established data on these primates

 
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