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·August 4, 2017

Origin of Human Genus May Have Occurred By Chance

Study challenges conventional ideas about why our human ancestors became smarter and more sophisticated. Read More

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·June 26, 2017

Fossil Sheds Light on the Origin of the Neocortex

A new study reveals an early relative of mammals possessed an expanded brain with a neocortex like structure. The researchers reported the neocortex like structure developed in a late Permian therapsid 25 million years prior to the emergence of the first mammals. Read More

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·June 20, 2017

The Story of Music is the Story of Humans

A new report reveals how the development of music is so closely tied to our own evolution. Read More

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·February 11, 2017

Monkey Fights Help Explain Tipping Points in Animal Societies

Four or five angry monkeys at one time can cause the social system to destabilize and cause massive fights to break out, researchers report. Read More

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·February 11, 2017

Broken Pebbles Offer Clues to Paleolithic Funeral Rituals

Researchers report humans may have destroyed objects to remove their symbolic power up to 5,000 years earlier than previously thought. Read More

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·January 11, 2017

Genetic Opposites Attract When Chimpanzees Choose a Mate

A new study reports chimps are more likely to select mates whose genetic makeup differs most from their own. Read More

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·November 27, 2016

Upward Mobility Boosts Immunity in Monkeys

A new study in rhesus monkeys shows the stress of a lower social status can alter the immune system, even in the absence of other risk factors. Read More

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·October 28, 2016

Fossilized Dinosaur Brain Tissue Identified for the First Time

Researchers have identified the first example of fossilized brain tissue from a dinosaur. Read More

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·October 1, 2016

From Pokemon Go to Birdwatching: How We Express Our Inner Hunter

From Pokemon Go to wildlife photography and birdwatching, a new study reports many humans have an innate interest in finding and catching prey. Read More