Memory for stimulus sequences distinguishes humans from other animals
Macaques, and other animals, have great difficulties in distinguishing between sequences of stimuli. This might be what separates humans from other animals.
Credit: Johan Lind/N
Humans...
Ancient skulls shed light on migration in the Roman empire
A student uses a digitizer to record geometric morphometric sites on a skull.
Credit: NC State University
Skeletal evidence shows that, hundreds of years after the...
Ten near-Earth size planets in habitable zone of their star
NASA's Kepler space telescope team has identified 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and in the habitable zone of their...
Happily married means a healthier ever after
Research from the School of Family Life found that happily married couples have better health.
Credit: © drubig-photo / Fotolia
New BYU research finds that people...
Cat genome reveals clues to domestication
Cats and humans have shared the same households for at least 9,000 years, but we still know very little about how our feline friends...
Cats domesticated in China earlier than 3000 BC
Side view of a domestic cat skull from the Neolithic site of Wuzhuangguoliang (Shaanxi, 3200-2800 BC).
Credit: © J.-D. Vigne, CNRS/MNHN
Were domestic cats brought to...
New branch in family tree of exoplanets discovered
This sketch illustrates a family tree of exoplanets. Planets are born out of swirling disks of gas and dust called protoplanetary disks. The disks...
Ancient DNA reveals role of Near East and Egypt in cat domestication
These are several cats buried in a 6000-year-old pit in Hierakonpolis, Egypt.
Credit: © Hierakonpolis Expedition
DNA found at archaeological sites reveals that the origins of...
Cells that make blood vessels can also make tumors and enable their spread
Dr. Lan Ko, cancer biologist in the Department of Pathology at MCG at Augusta University and Dr. Ali S. Arbab, a tumor angiogenesis expert...
Why the ‘peculiar’ stands out in our memory
Want to create a long-lasting memory? Form an association with other memories.
Credit: © Alexandr Vasilyev / Fotolia
Memories that stick with us for a lifetime...
Fighting global warming and climate change requires a broad energy portfolio
This map shows wind resources across the contiguous United States at 80 meters above ground level. The team's research says that this resource is...
