Biology Magazine

Paperblog Editor's Pick

• Why Are Humans Furless?

  

  The title of this post is a bit of a lie, humans aren’t actually furless (and I’m not just talking about the hair on our head). In actual fact humans have as... Read more

  The 08 October 2013 by   Reprieve
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• Neanderthals Invented Specialised Bone Tools

  

  Around 800,000 years ago the human family split in two. One branch left our African homeland, travelling north into Europe whilst the other remained behind. Read more

  The 20 August 2013 by   Reprieve
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• Chimps Are Less Susceptible to Peer Pressure Than Humans

  

  Human success stems from our social groups. By working together we can achieve more than we ever could hope to individually. In fact, the benefits of group... Read more

  The 06 August 2013 by   Reprieve
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• Which Male Traits Are Being Sexually Selected For?

  

  Those of us interested in human evolution spend a lot of time looking into the past, so it can be easy to forget that evolution is an on-going process that... Read more

  The 25 July 2013 by   Reprieve
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• Why Did Prehistoric People Make Cave Art?

  

  Humans have been painting caves for tens of thousands of years (and many tribes continue to do so). Some of the most famous art are from the European Upper... Read more

  The 23 July 2013 by   Reprieve
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• Young Blood Makes Younger Hearts (and Brains) - Also, Aging Resistant Brains

  

  I've previously mentioned work showing that providing young blood to an older brain can be beneficial, and now want to note work by Loffredo et al. Read more

  The 18 June 2013 by   Deric Bownds
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• Men Take Until Age 43 to ‘Grow Up’

  

  Men finally grow up at the age of 43 – a full eleven years after women ‘mature’, it has been revealed. A study into the differences in maturity between the... Read more

  The 10 June 2013 by   72point
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• Kids, Camera Trapping and Community

  

  For my PhD research I have met people from lots of communities in and around the Soutpansberg Mountains. Just over a month ago I went to a Sepedi community... Read more

  The 08 June 2013 by   Iratemonkey
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• Community Engagement and Friendship Through Earthwatch

  

  Sam and I have been at Lajuma now for nearly two years and during that time we have led 11 Earthwatch teams. Each team has been unique, memorable and rewarding. Read more

  The 14 May 2013 by   Iratemonkey
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• Humans Are Only 70% Chimp?

  

  Around 80% of the human genome has an equivalent section in the chimp genome. When we compare these sections we find that they’re around 99% similar. That means... Read more

  The 06 May 2013 by   Reprieve
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