Four fossilized monkey teeth discovered deep in the Peruvian Amazon provide new evidence that more than one group of ancient primates journeyed across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa. The teeth …read more Source:: Science
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Our brains appear uniquely tuned for musical pitch
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•Results of a study involving primates suggest that speech and music may have shaped the human brain’s hearing circuits. …read more Source:: Science
Global commodities trade and consumption place the world’s primates at risk of extinction
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•A recent study highlights the fact that the economic benefits of commodity export for primate habitat countries has been limited relative to the extreme environmental costs of pollution, habitat degradation, …read more Source:: Science
New gibbon genus discovered in ancient Chinese tomb
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•Bones of an entirely new but already extinct genus of gibbon have been discovered in China, revealing the magnitude of human-caused extinction of primates. …read more Source:: Science
Small but distinct differences among species mark evolution of human brain
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•The most dramatic divergence between humans and other primates can be found in the brain, the primary organ that gives our species its identity. However, all regions of the human …read more Source:: Science
Finger and toe fossils belonged to tiny primates 45 million years ago
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•A new study identifies nearly 500 minuscule finger and toe bones as belonging to 45-million-year-old tiny primates. Many of the fossils are so small they rival the diminutive size of …read more Source:: Science
Sensitivity to inequity is in wolves’ and dogs’ blood
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•Not only dogs but also wolves react to inequity — similar to humans or primates, suggests new research. Wolves and dogs refused to cooperate in an experiment when only the …read more Source:: Science
Leg movement restored in primates using wireless neural interface
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•An international team of scientists has used a wireless “brain-spinal interface” to bypass spinal cord injuries in a pair of rhesus macaques, restoring intentional walking movement to a temporarily paralyzed …read more Source:: Science