ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Rehabilitating Chimpanzees - A Labour Of Love

Like Humans, Chimps Also Prefer Less Friends Later in Life

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 10.23.2020 09:00 AM

As humans grow older, they lean towards smaller circles of known and trusted friends instead of actively seeking new ones. According to a new study, this behavior is not limited to homo sapiens - finding the same behavior in chimpanzees.

The Schmidt Family Foundation Gives Two Grants for Climate Change Research

10.23.2020 08:00 AM

Ocean acidification and carbon gas emissions are critical in keeping track of climate change and their impacts on ecosystems worldwide. The Schmidt Family Foundation gave two separate grants for the continuous work of the Keeling Curve and collecting water samples in the Pacific and Atlantic.

New Archaeological Dig Finds Advanced Water Filters From the Maya Civilization

10.23.2020 07:00 AM

A team from the University of Cincinnati (UC) found sophisticated water filters, made from natural materials, built by the ancient Maya civilization in its old city of Tikal, now in Guatemala.

Releasing Captive-Bred Salmon Into the Wild Has Negative Consequences

10.22.2020 23:00 PM

Captive-breeding has been a common practice to help preserve various species around the world. A recent study reveals the negative consequences of releasing salmon from hatcheries into the wild.

Meet the Toughest Beetle on the Planet That Can Survive 39,000 Times Its Weight

10.22.2020 20:00 PM

The diabolical ironclad beetle has a very tough exoskeleton that can survive being run over by a car and withstand 39,000 times its body weight.

Deer-Friendly Packaging Invented After Nara's Sacred Deer Died From Ingesting Plasting Bags

10.22.2020 19:00 PM

Some of Nara's sacred deer have died from ingesting plastic bags. With the deer and local economy in mind, a local entrepreneur invented edible, deer-friendly bags as new packaging.

Machine Learning and AI Can Now Create Plastics That Easily Degrade

10.22.2020 18:00 PM

Researchers have found a way to design polymers that combines modeling and machine learning to make plastics.

Genetic Study of Honeybees May Help Beekeepers Breed Species for Desirable Traits

10.22.2020 09:00 AM

Since the introduction of European and African honeybees to the Americas, there have been numerous hybrid species. Scientists used genetic sequencing to determine how genetics made an impact on their survival, habitat, and advantageous traits.

New Study Suggests That Language Started Forming 30 to 40 Million Years Ago

10.22.2020 08:00 AM

Language is illustrated as the passing of thoughts and ideas through intelligible sounds. Although its evolutionary origins were previously unknown, a new study suggests it started at least 30 to 40 million years ago - during the time of the common ancestor of men, monkeys, and apes.