Scent of a friend: Similarities in body odor may contribute to social bonding
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Science researchers have found that people may have a tendency to form friendships with individuals who have a similar body odor.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 12, 2022
Prehistoric “Swiss Army knife” shows how early humans communicated
In a world first, researchers have revealed that early humans across southern Africa made a particular type of stone tool in the same shape.
Joseph Shavit
- May 25, 2022
How we speak to animals matters, new research finds
Horses, pigs and wild horses can distinguish between negative and positive sounds from their fellow species and near relatives and humans.
Joseph Shavit
- May 19, 2022
A new era of genome editing has begun
Researchers developed a new gene-editing platform called transcription activator-like effector-linked deaminases, or TALED for short.
Joseph Shavit
- May 13, 2022
We now know how and why humans evolved into farmers
The genetic origins of the first agriculturalists in the Neolithic period long seemed to lie in the Near East a new study finds.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 27, 2022
Study challenges theories of earlier human arrival in Americas
The paper challenges new theories that the earliest human inhabitants of North America arrived before the migration of people from Asia.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 26, 2022
What will the Earth be like in 500 years?
Scientists can make some pretty accurate forecasts about the future, but predicting what the Earth will be like in 500 years is difficult.
Joshua Shavit
- Apr 19, 2022
Are people more willing to empathize with animals or with other humans?
Are people more likely to feel empathy for animals than humans? A new Penn State study suggests the answer may be complicated.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 5, 2022
People around the world like the same kinds of smells
What smells we like or dislike is primarily shared by people regardless of cultural background, according to researchers in Sweden and UK.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 1, 2022
Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets
A three-year-old consortium has finally filled in that remaining DNA, providing the first complete, gapless genome sequence.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 22, 2022
Early man's food choices discovered through prehistoric pot residue
To reconstruct the cookery of people who lived thousands of years ago, bones and plant remains can tell us which ingredients were available
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 16, 2022
Dogs can recognize their owner by voice alone
Dogs can recognize their owner by voice alone, and they make use of some of the same voice properties as humans do.
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