Tag: Smithsonian Magazine
When a Child and a Chimp Were Raised Together
When their son was ten months old, a psychologist couple decided to raise him alongside a baby female chimpanzee, for research purposes.
Dreaming Animals and Human Exceptionalism
Researchers have detected something like REM (rapid eye movement) sleep — which is associated with dreaming in humans — in jumping spiders.
Animals Tune Behavior by Lunar Cycle; but How?
Researchers in Austria think they have found a clue: a cryptochrome protein that appears to respond to the lunar cycle.
Synchronized Swimming in Siphonophores: A Design Worth Imitating
It must be good if engineers want to copy it. Siphonophores are colonial animals that have mastered the sport of synchronized swimming.
Study: Dogs Cry for Joy as Well as Pain
That shouldn’t really be too surprising because the fact that humans and dogs can share emotions is part of what forms bonds between us.