Ravens can be as clever as chimps A Swedish study shows that corvids – birds of or resembling the crow family – can be just as smart at certain tasks as chimpanzees, even though their brains are very much smaller.
Why bears can be obese and healthy Bears put on huge amounts of fat, but don't suffer from heart problems and diabetes. Researchers think that the animals’ gut microbes might provide an explanation.
Evolution: giant leaps or half measures? New statistical analyses suggest that evolution does not happen gradually through intermediary generations, but in a large single leap to new species.
Ape hunt ruins rain forest fruit trees When Nigerians hunt monkeys and apes to put food on their plates they are not just jeopardizing these simians, but also the survival of fruit trees in the rain forests.
