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Multidimensional primate niche space sheds light on interspecific competition in primate evolution -...
Nature· 4 days ago7-dimensional niche space of 191 primate species shows niche diversity is partitioned unequally. Interspecific competition is lowest in great apes and highest in callitrichids.
Smarter foragers do not forage smarter
Science Daily· 3 days agoThe study, published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, upends the traditional view that a large brain is needed to make smart decisions when finding food. According to the leading ...
Why did primates evolve such big brains?
The Raw Story· 22 hours agoThanks to our large brains, humans and non-human primates are smarter than most mammals. The leading hypothesis for how primates evolved large brains involves ...
Surprising Evolutionary Insights Revealed by First Complete Chromosome Sequences From Great Apes
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoPublished today (May 29) in the journal Nature, these sequences uncover remarkable variation between...
Higher surface folding of the human premotor cortex is associated with better long-term learning...
Nature· 6 days agoA brain imaging study shows that humans with more complex cortical folds in a premotor brain region have a higher capacity to learn a challenging new motor skill during six weeks of practice.
Crows Can 'Count' Up to Four Like Human Toddlers, Study Suggests
Smithsonian Magazine· 1 day agoCarrion crows, European relatives of American crows, are known for their smarts. In a study...
Centromeres Mutate More Rapidly Than Expected
The Scientist· 1 day agoWhen one cell becomes two, it must divide its chromosomes equally. To accomplish this feat, each chromosome comes equipped with a centromere. As a...
No Place Like Home | Tim Flannery
New York Review of Books· 19 hours agoJonathan Kingdon is one of Africa’s most celebrated artists and naturalists. Kingdon is perhaps best known globally as a naturalist and writer. More...
Lipidome atlas of the adult human brain - Nature Communications
Nature· 6 days agoWhile our brain is primarily composed of lipids, their functions have largely remained unexplored. Here, authors show that specific lipids can be linked to the structural organization and functional hierarchy of the human and macaque brain.
Complete X and Y chromosome sequences of living great ape species determined
Science Daily· 2 days ago"The Y chromosome is important for human fertility, and the X chromosome harbors genes critical for reproduction, cognition and immunity," said Kateryna Makova, Verne M. Willaman Chair of Life ...
