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Starving orangutans offer a new evolutionary model for early humans
Starving orangutans in Borneo may be teaching us new lessons about human evolution.
Nathaniel Dominy, an associate professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College, has been studying the dietary habits of these apes: what food they eat and how they dig…
Study finds nursing shortage may be easing
The number of young people becoming registered nurses has grown sharply since 2002, a trend that should ease some of the concern about a looming nursing shortage in the United States, according to a new study.
The number of people aged 23 to 26 — pri…
Psychologists find skill in recognizing faces peaks after age 30
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 21, 2010 — Scientists have made the surprising discovery that our ability to recognize and remember faces peaks at age 30 to 34, about a decade later than most of our other mental abilities.
Researchers Laura T. Germine and…
What makes a face look alive? Study says it’s in the eyes
The face of a doll is clearly not human; the face of a human clearly is. Telling the difference allows us to pay attention to faces that belong to living things, which are capable of interacting with us. But where is the line at which a face appears…
