NYTIMES (Carl Zimmer) - How Microbes Got Their Crawl
In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.
NYTIMES (Annie Roth) - Baboon Sibling Rivalry Suggests Monkeys Feel Jealousy Like People
Young primates in a southern African nature park were observed to constantly interfere when their mother was giving attention to a younger brother or sister.
NPR (Nathan Rott) - An ape, a tea party — and the ability to imagine
The ability to imagine — to play pretend — has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests one of our closest living relatives can do it too.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: How cities gave spotted lanternflies an evolutionary edge
Genetics reveal how the invasive insects adapted to urban heat and pesticides. NYU biology assistant professor Kristin Winchell and Ph.D. student Fallon Meng discuss the research.
NYTIMES (Alexa Robles-Gil) - At a Bonobo’s ‘Tea Party,’ Scientists Find Hints of Imagination
By playing pretend with an ape, scientists found a human hallmark in our closest living relative: the capacity for make-believe.
NYTIMES (Jack Tamisiea) - You Wouldn’t Want to Butt Heads With This Small Dinosaur
A newly discovered raptor had a knobby bump on its head, suggesting that, like some larger dinosaurs, it engaged in competitive head bashing.
AI:Researchers have discovered a new species of small raptor fossil featuring a knobby bump on its skull, suggesting the dinosaur may have engaged in competitive head-butting behavior similar to larger dinosaur species.Open