Tag: Smithsonian Magazine
Neanderthals Were a Lot More Like Humans than We Realize
There’s still much we don’t know and the evidence is sparse — due in part to the fact that Neanderthals probably had a relatively small overall population size.
Evolutionary Model Can’t Account for Singing
Our fascination with singing and how enamored we can become with hearing quality vocalists reveals something significant about our identity as humans.
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.