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Orangutan's spontaneous whistling opens new chapter in study of evolution of speech
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Dec 11, 2008 |
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Throughout history, human beings have used the whistle for everything from hailing a cab to carrying a tune. Now, an orangutan's spontaneous whistling is providing scientists at Great Ape Trust of Iowa new ...
New paper sheds light on bonobo language
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Aug 28, 2008 |
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What happens when linguistic tools used to analyze human language are applied to a conversation between a language-competent bonobo and a human? The findings, published this month in the Journal of Integrative Psychological an ...
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Scientists work to save endangered chimps
Mar 24, 2008 |
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An international effort is being organized to save some 15 endangered chimpanzees isolated in a part of Rwanda's rain forest.
Book on ape evolution wins W. W. Howells Award
Sep 29, 2009 |
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For the second time, Penn State University scientists Alan Walker and Pat Shipman together have won a national book award. A book they coauthored, The Ape in the Tree, A Natural and Intellectual History of ...
Rumbaugh's theory links positions of Wilson, Skinner
May 01, 2009 |
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When Dr. Paul Naour was looking for a conclusion to his book detailing a previously unknown 1987 tape recording of a conversation regarding human behavior between theorists E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner, he found it at Great ...
Trust your gut? Study explores religion, morality and trust in authority
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 14, 2009 |
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In a world filled with dogma, doctrine and discipline, it is accurate to say most of us strive to do what we believe is "right." These convictions and beliefs permeate every aspect of our lives, including education, ethics ...
Contracts foster trust, but flexibility is needed, research says
Oct 30, 2009 |
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While detailed contracts can foster trust between parties, there needs to be flexibility in negotiating potential changes, according to research recently published in MIS Quarterly.
Orangutans unique in movement through tree tops
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Movement through a complex meshwork of small branches at the heights of tropical forests presents a unique challenge to animals wanting to forage for food safely. It can be particularly dangerous for large ...
German firms join for solar-thermal push in the U.S.
Aug 18, 2009 |
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German firms Solar Millennium AG and MAN Ferrostaal AG on Monday said they formed a joint venture to build up to three utility-scale plants in Southern California at a cost about $1 billion each.
Lone male bat rewrites the record books
Sep 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the rarest bats in the UK - the Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii) - has been found at its most westerly site ever recorded in the UK by a PhD student at the University of Bristol.
Yawning toons make an ape gape
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Computer animations of yawning chimpanzees provoke the same irresistible grins in real chimps, according to an unusual study released Wednesday.
Unlocking the body's defenses against cancer
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a way of allowing healthy cells to take charge of cancerous cells and stop them developing into tumours in what could provide a new approach to treating early-stage cancers.
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