Chimps are consuming around 10 drinks worth of alcohol a week, study finds Paid Members Public
Insights into chimp alcohol consumption may help us understand why humans drink. The ‘drunken monkey’ hypothesis suggests that human alcohol consumption was a genetic evolution that started with our frugivorous Afrotropical hominid ancestors. And since chimp diets are believed to be quite similar to our frugivorous common ancestor, studying their
Ice Age cave in Arctic leads to new discoveries Paid Members Public
Deep inside a cave in Northern Norway, scientists have uncovered the bones of 46 animal species from the last ice age seventy five thousand years ago. The fossils show that during a brief but warmer period in the Ice Age many animals thrived but when the cold conditions returned they
Oil spills endanger people and biodiversity in Ecuador Paid Members Public
Oil spills are a growing problem in the Amazonian country of Ecuador. Though over 4,600 oil spill sites were identified by the country's government in 2022, less than half of them have been cleaned up. The rest continue to release hazardous chemicals and heavy metals, polluting the
City birds chirp for longer than forest birds Paid Members Public
New research from Southern Illinois University and Oklahoma State University found links between light pollution responses and eye size, nest type, migration and breeding season. They found these links by comparing vocalization data of bird species in different landscapes. Whether increased vocalization time due to light pollution has a positive
When AI Meets Conservation, Neighbird’s doc from Gabon, has been selected for The Science Film Festival Paid Members Public
Through October and December 2025 the festival, organized by the Goethe-Institut, will screen the doc in partnership with schools, universities, museums, and other educational partners. After this screening period, the winners of six award categories will be announced in January 2026. But the way the festival is designed, makes us
New study finds bonobos can keep track of human voices and position, even when they’re out of sight Paid Members Public
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University’s Social and Cognitive Origins Group spent time playing hide and seek with a bonobo. This helped them uncover that this bonobo called Kanzi was able to keep a tab on which human caretaker was where — even when they were out of sight. Most of
These apple snails regrow their eyes in 28 days, and this could help humans Paid Members Public
Apple snails can regrow their own eyes. And researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research are studying what that means for treating human eye conditions. Apple snail eyes and human eyes have a lot of similarities. They both have retinas, lenses and corneas. Unlike humans, though, these snails can
Bioethanol from sugarcane might be India's secret weapon in Independence from fossil fuels Paid Members Public
Sugarcane is an important crop to take India’s quest for bioethanol for vehicles forward under its National Ethanol Blending Programme wherein it will increase the ethanol blend in petrol to 20%. But farmers moving away from sugarcane and depletion of groundwater are two major concerns that need to be
