Cody’s First Task
Humans Smell Gender
The human body produces chemical cues that communicate gender to members of the opposite sex,…
African Bird Shouts False Alarms to Deceive and Steal, Study Shows
For starlings and meerkats in the Kalahari Desert, the fork-tailed drongo, a songbird with glossy…
Mother's Diet Modifies Her Child's DNA
A mother’s diet before conception can permanently affect how her child’s genes function, according to…
A Marmoset Never Forgets
Scientists studying social learning in animals have shown how easy it can be to introduce…
Sequencing the Tree of Life
Scientists working to sequence all manner of bacteria, Archaea, plants, and animals and to make…
Altruistic Adolescents Less Likely to Become Depressed, Study Says
It is better to give than to receive — at least if you’re an adolescent…
Cochlear Implant Gene Therapy
Cochlear implants are among the most successful bionic devices ever developed. Available since the 1970s,…
Brain Size Matters When it Comes to Animal Self-Control
Chimpanzees may throw tantrums like toddlers, but their total brain size suggests they have more…
Cloning Advance Using Stem Cells from Human Adult Reopens Ethical Questions
Scientists have grown stem cells from adults using cloning techniques for the first time —…
Do Monkeys Grieve for Fallen Mates?
The two marmosets—small, New World monkeys—had been a closely bonded couple for more than 3…
Splice Variants Reveal Connections Among Autism Genes
A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and…
World Ranking Tracks Birds’ Evolutionary Distinctness
A team of international scientists, including a trio from Simon Fraser University, has published the world’s…