Guinea baboons grunt with an accent
Musical masterworks such as the Queen of the Night's Aria from Mozart's The Magic Flute, are examples of the sounds trained human voices can produce. The precondition for vocal virtuosity as well as for any spoken word is vocal learning, the ability.....»»
Lifelong burden of high stress hormones in female baboons shortens life expectancy
Female baboons may not have bills to pay or deadlines to meet, but their lives are extremely challenging. They face food and water scarcity and must be constantly attuned to predators, illnesses and parasites, all while raising infants and maintainin.....»»
Denisovans may have met us in the Pacific
Different island populations also intermingled in complex ways. Enlarge / The highlands of Papua New Guinea. (credit: David Kirkland | Getty Images) The inhabitants of the Pacific came in waves. Aboriginal Australians were the first to cross t.....»»
Competing for high status speeds up aging in male baboons
Battling other male baboons to achieve high social status comes with physiological costs that accelerate aging, according to study published today in eLife......»»
Apes show dramatically different early immune responses compared to monkeys
A new study out of the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in humans, chimpanzees, rhesus macaques and baboons has found key differences in early gene expression in response to pathogen exposure, highlighting the imp.....»»
COVID is forcing millions of girls out of school in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
In response to reports of surging COVID cases in Papua New Guinea, the Australian government will provide greater emergency support to deliver vaccines, increased testing capacity and clinical advice to our near neighbors......»»
Ebola outbreak erupts in Guinea as cases tick up in the DRC
The two outbreaks are not linked, but they face the same challenges. Enlarge / Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment stand in a tent with patient beds at an Ebola Treatment Center in Coyah, Guinea, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015......»»
A look at the soaring valuations of Rivian and Cruise with transportation VC Reilly Brennan
Perhaps more than most, Reilly Brennan loves cars and trucks. The native Michigander happily did grunt work for an automotive magazine as an undergrad at the University of Michigan before landing a gig as a trackside communications manager at General.....»»
Competition among human females likely contributed to concealed ovulation
Human females rely on aids like charting, test strips or wearable tech to identify periods of fertility. Some animals, like baboons, undergo obvious physical changes during ovulation. How did fertility become so hard to detect in humans?.....»»
Geologic history written in garnet sand
On a beach on a remote island in eastern Papua New Guinea, a country located in the southwestern Pacific to the north of Australia, garnet sand reveals an important geologic discovery. Similar to messages in bottles that have traveled across the ocea.....»»
Guinea baboons grunt with an accent
Musical masterworks such as the Queen of the Night's Aria from Mozart's The Magic Flute, are examples of the sounds trained human voices can produce. The precondition for vocal virtuosity as well as for any spoken word is vocal learning, the ability.....»»
Mummified baboons shine new light on the lost land of Punt
Ancient Punt was a major trading partner of Egyptians for at least 1,100 years. It was an important source of luxury goods, including incense, gold, leopard skins, and living baboons. Located somewhere in the southern Red Sea region in either Africa.....»»