Researchers Discover Altruism is Favoured By Chance
Why do we feel good about giving to charity when there is no direct benefit to ourselves, and feel bad about cheating the system? Mathematicians may have found an answer…
This Species Of Brazilian Monkey Has Been Using Stones As Tools For 700 Years
Breaking into a cashew nut can be difficult; but not if you’re a monkey. Primates in Brazil are well honed in using stones to break into the nuts and new…
Genetics Of Type 2 Diabetes Revealed In Unprecedented Detail
A comprehensive investigation of the underlying genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes has unveiled the most detailed look at the genetic differences that heighten a person’s risk for disease development….
Robot Helps Study How First Land Animals Moved 360 Million Years Ago
When early terrestrial animals began moving about on mud and sand 360 million years ago, the powerful tails they used as fish may have been more important than scientists previously…
Linguists Team Up With Primatologists to Crack the Meaning of Monkey Calls
It has long been known that monkeys convey information through alarm calls, but now a combined team of linguists and primatologists has laid the groundwork for a systematic ‘primate linguistics.’…
UW-Madison Zika Research in Monkeys Could Inform Outbreak in People
Monkeys infected with Zika virus are protected from future infection, and pregnancy dramatically prolongs infection in monkeys, findings that could help in fighting the virus in people, UW-Madison researchers said…