How supermountains powered evolution
Ziyi Zhu wanted to know when these ranges formed, but she also stumbled upon their influence on life on Earth
Did the best wheat come from Georgia?
Trying to find the origins of the modern plant, researchers came upon the ancestor of the most popular bread wheat
Do wild animals get PTSD?
Many creatures that endure trauma show lasting changes in behavior and physiology. Researchers now believe this may be adaptive behavior
Of animal memory and Alzheimer’s
Other creatures replay their memories to make assessments, a revelation that has implications for humans, too
Chimp calls and human language origins
The apes’ calls seem to resemble sounds like laughter and crying rather than elements of a true language Freud, Wilkie and the other chimpanzees peacefully fed and rested in the…