Finding the Brain's Generosity Centre
Scientists from Oxford University and UCL have identified part of our brain that helps us learn to be good to others. The discovery could help understanding of conditions like psychopathy…
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The Biggest Issue in Women's Sports Is About to Come to a Head
Expectations are soaring for 25-year-old South African runner Caster Semenya, who races next week in the 800 meters. She’s favored to clinch a gold medal. She might even shatter the…
Where There's Smoke And A Mutation There May Be An Evolutionary Edge For Humans
A genetic mutation may have helped modern humans adapt to smoke exposure from fires and perhaps sparked an evolutionary advantage over their archaic competitors, including Neandertals, according to a team…
Patrick Allard et al., Published “Exposure to the BPA-Substitute Bisphenol S Causes Unique Alterations of Germline Function”
Concerns about the safety of Bisphenol A have led to its replacement with substitutes now found in a multitude of consumer products. However, several popular BPA-free alternatives share a high degree of structural similarity with BPA. These substitutes may disrupt similar developmental and reproductive pathways.
Songbirds’ Epic Migrations Connected To A Small Cluster Of Genes
Scientists from the University of British Columbia have shown that there is a genetic basis to the migratory routes flown by songbirds, and have narrowed in on a relatively small…
Orangutan Gives Clues To The Origins Of Human Speech
An orangutan called Rocky could provide the key to understanding how speech in humans evolved from the time of the ancestral great apes, according to a study led by Dr…