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Chimps have diverse 'cultures' in need of conservation as habitats decline, study says
Some chimpanzee groups are stone-throwers. Some use rocks to crack open nuts to eat. Others use sticks to fish for algae. As researchers learn more about Homo sapiens' closest living genetic relatives, they are also discovering more about the diversity of behaviors within chimpanzee groups ...
Mouse kidneys grown in rats could pave way for human transplant options
Japanese scientists said Wednesday they had successfully used mouse stem cells to grow kidneys in rat embryos, using a technique that could one day help grow human kidneys for transplant. But the researchers cautioned that their success was only a first step and that "serious ...
What wild sheep can teach humans about leadership
Do certain bighorns pioneer migrations? Or do herds tap into crowd wisdom?
Fossil footprints show how humans tracked, killed giant sloth 11,000 years ago
Scientists have uncovered evidence of ancient humans engaged in a deadly faceoff with a giant sloth, showing for the first time how our ancestors might have tackled such a formidable prey. Standing over 2 meters tall, with forelegs tipped with claws, giant sloths lived until ...
German carmakers draw flak over pollutant tests on monkeys and humans
Public criticism of the German auto industry has escalated after a report that an industry-sponsored entity commissioned a study of the effects of diesel exhaust using monkeys, while another study exposed humans to low levels of one type of air pollutant. The German government on ...
Israeli cave yields oldest Homo sapiens remains outside Africa, possibly dating back 194,000 years
A partial jawbone bearing seven teeth unearthed in a cave in Israel represents what scientists are calling the oldest-known Homo sapiens remains outside Africa, showing that our species trekked out of that continent far earlier than previously known. Researchers on Thursday announced the discovery of ...
'Anthropocene' epoch mulled over Earth's human imprint but starting date eludes
The indelible imprint left by human beings on Earth has become so clear that it justifies naming a new geological epoch after mankind, experts said on Thursday. The dawn of the "Anthropocene" would signal the end of the Holocene epoch, considered to have begun 11,700 ...
