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Chimps, Like Humans, Break Down Complex Tasks into Smaller Pieces
Learn how chimps learn and why this could help us understand how humans built up their skillsets.
This 100-Million-Year-Old Microraptor Flapped Its Arms While Running
Learn how a species with shockingly long strides might have used its arms for a unique form of flight-like movement.
Major Eocene Asteroid Didn’t Change Earth’s Climate in the Long Term
Learn how asteroid strikes may have only altered Earth’s climate for about 25 years.
Ancient Americans Favored the āPaleo Dietā and Mostly Dined on Mammoths
Learn why combining biomarker analysis in human bones with hunting and butchering tools found at ancient campsites revealed Clovis people favored mammoth meat.
Ancient Mesopotamian People Felt Love in Their Liver and Anger in Their Feet
After analyzing millions of words in ancient Akkadian, researchers believe ancient humans may have felt emotions in the different parts of the body compared to modern-day humans.
How Vera C. Rubin Revolutionized Dark Matter
Learn how Vera C. Rubin overcame adversity and helped researchers understand dark matter.
5 Mathematical Formulas from Ancient Times
Learn why the achievements of Egypt, Babylon and Greece, though childās play today, still stand as remarkable feats of intellect.
A Giant Short-Faced Bear Once Stood 11 Feet Tall During the Ice Age
Learn more about the giant short-faced bear, and how it would have fared against saber-tooth cats and other Ice Age predators.
Why Controlled Burns Sometimes Mutate into Runaway Wildfires
Windblown embers can trigger spot fires much further away than expected. Now a new mathematical model of the way the wind interacts with firebrands explains why.