by Christine Kenneally BH | Sep 12, 2007 | Extinction, Neandertals
Of the many possible explanations for the demise of the Neandertals (competition with humans, sex with humans and being folded into our genome, infection from humans, climate), researchers say in this week’s Nature that climate can now be ruled out. A massive...
by Christine Kenneally BH | Sep 12, 2007 | Neandertals
Neandertals took care of their teeth. Two molars over 64,000 years old show signs of regular cleaning. Reuters.
by Christine Kenneally BH | Sep 11, 2007 | Chimpanzees, Co-operation
Male chimpanzees in West Africa raid fruit from farms and orchards to share with females. In most cases, the males shared their booty with reproductive females in a food-for-sex swap. PLoS One.
by Christine Kenneally BH | Sep 10, 2007 | Alex, Birds
Alex is dead. The 31-year-old African gray parrot was a resident of Irene Pepperberg’s lab at Brandeis University, and for decades Pepperberg taught Alex elements of English. As a result, he had the language capabilities of a two-year-old and the cognitive...
by Christine Kenneally BH | Sep 5, 2007 | Genes
Human-animal embryos have been given the go-ahead by the British government. Guardian.
