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·May 20, 2016·7 min read

Scent Guides Hawk Moths to the Best Fitting Flowers

According to a new study, hawk moths recognize the scent of flowers matching its proboscis to help optimize energy gained.

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·February 22, 2016·7 min read

Our Bad, Bad Brains: Roundtable Discussion for Brain Games’ Brains Behaving Badly Episode

Are humans hardwired for transgressions? Why are some of the brain's most basic instincts considered bad behavior? Why does bad behavior come so naturally to us? National Geographic's Brain Games asks Neuroscience News.

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·February 19, 2016·6 min read

First Genetic Evidence of Modern Human DNA in a Neanderthal Individual

A new study reports researchers have discovered evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans around 100,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought.

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·January 27, 2016·3 min read

Ants and Honeybees May Provide Clues to Suicide in Humans

A new study suggests human suicide could have evolutionary roots in self sacrificial behaviors like those seen in eusocial species.

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·January 25, 2016·4 min read

The Way to Learn

A new study reveals epigenetics may play a key role in memory and learning.

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·December 14, 2015·3 min read

Humans Evolved to Get Better Quality Sleep in Less Time

A new study reports we evolved to be more efficient sleepers than our closest animal relatives.

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·November 30, 2015·4 min read

Newly Evolved Human Gene Variants Protect Older Adults From Dementia

According to researchers, humans have evolved unique gene variants that help protect aging adults from neurodegenerative diseases.

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·November 17, 2015·4 min read

Recognizing the Basic Structure of Language is Not Unique to Human Brain

A new study sheds light on the evolutionary roots of language in the human brain.

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·November 9, 2015·6 min read

Fossilized Ancient Brain Turns Paleontology on its Head

Researchers claim to have definitive evidence that brains do, indeed, fossilize.

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·October 22, 2015·8 min read

Dead Man Punching: Hands Developed for Dexterity and Fist Fighting

Using cadaver hands, a new study supports the theory that our hands evolved not only for manual dexterity, but also so males could fistfight over females.