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Capuchin Monkeys
Jan 15, 2016 05:50 PM EST

Monkeys May be Spiteful, Just Like Humans, When Seeing Something Unfair

It turns out that monkeys, like humans, will take time and effort to punish others who get more than their fair share. The new findings reveal that these animals can act actually spiteful.

Chimp
Jan 15, 2016 05:36 PM EST

Chimps Create Friendships the Same Way that Humans Do: Trust

Chimps are similar to humans in many ways. Now, scientists have found that chimps form friendship based on trust, similar to what we do.

Old people
Jan 15, 2016 05:35 PM EST

Sleep Problems Increase Stroke Risk In Elderly

New findings published in the journal Stroke found that fragmented sleep-otherwise known in which an individual is repeatedly awakened-can deprive the brain of oxygen, increase the risk of stroke.

Zebra Finch
Jan 15, 2016 05:08 PM EST

How Birds Learn Songs Through Imitation

How do birds learn through imitation? Scientists have taken a closer look at the brain circuitry in young zebra finches.

Galaxy Cluster
Jan 15, 2016 04:54 PM EST

New Theory for Big Bang May Explain the Secrets of Dark Matter

Scientists have uncovered a new theory when it comes to the expansion of the universe after the Big Bang.

Child
Jan 15, 2016 04:36 PM EST

Poverty And Health: Low Income Families At Increased Risk Of Illness

Children in deep poverty with family income below 50 percent of the federal poverty line have worse health and development markers when compared to those in families with higher income.

Lettuce
Jan 15, 2016 04:18 PM EST

Eating Leafy Greens Helps Stave Off This Eye Condition

Nitrates and leafy green vegetables can help in lowering glaucoma risk, according to a recent study.

Weather-Worn Lizard
Jan 15, 2016 03:32 PM EST

Weather-Worn Lizards Adapt To New Climates, Study Reveals

A new study found that lizards that are exposed to extreme weather would most likely adapt to new climates

Black Hole Has Scattered  Molecular Clouds
Jan 15, 2016 02:42 PM EST

Milky Way Shows Signs Of Its Second-Largest Black Hole

Astronomers may have found signs for the the Milky Way's second-largest black hole.

New Particle Track Chemotherapy Drugs
Jan 15, 2016 02:00 PM EST

Does Chemotherapy Work? New Particle Tracks How Treatment Finds, Kills Cancer

Researchers have created a new particle that can track chemotherapy drugs, which allows doctors to tell how fast and how effective a treatment can locate and kill cancer

Enceladus Mysterious Terrain
Jan 15, 2016 01:51 PM EST

Enceladus Mystery Terrain Gets Close-Up Observation From Cassini

NASA's Cassini spacecraft revisited a mysterious landscape on Enceladus after ten years during its final close flyby.

Mammoth Carcass Being Excavating
Jan 15, 2016 01:34 PM EST

Ancient Mammoth Carcass Indicates Early Human Presence In Arctic

The fossilized carcass from a 45,000 year old mammoth may hold clues to the early human presence in the Arctic.

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