Why humans are good with tools but chimps are not
Humans use what's known as a vision for action system.
Oct 09, 2015, 20:53 PM IST
We can identify a friend's voice from just two words
The auditory capacities of humans are exceptional in terms of identifying familiar voices.
Oct 09, 2015, 20:38 PM IST
Dogs with missing gut lining treated with lab-grown 3D intestine
In a major advancement towards an implantable replacement intestine for humans suffering from devastating gut diseases, researchers have successfully grown healthy intestine atop a 3-D scaffold that can function well in a living organism.
Oct 09, 2015, 15:47 PM IST
How safe is it to fly with best pilots?
Ever wondered why air crashes happen so frequently even with the best of pilots flying state-of-the-art automated jets? That's because humans are poor at monitoring tasks, according to a NASA-initiated study.
Oct 02, 2015, 17:03 PM IST
NASA prepares 'real Martians' to land and stand on Red Planet
As NASA is planning to send humans on Mars by 2030, its researchers back on the Earth are experimenting with astronauts for whom readapting to gravity and walking through the obstacle course after a deep space travel will not be an easy task.
Oct 01, 2015, 13:18 PM IST
Optical illusions fool monkeys too: Study
Monkeys perceive visual illusions in the same way that great apes and humans do, according to a new study.
Sep 29, 2015, 15:00 PM IST
To Mars and back on one tank of fuel
A student from University of Sydney claims to have created a technique that has the potential to take humans to Mars and back on a single tank of fuel.
Sep 27, 2015, 16:17 PM IST
2 million-years-old fossils reveal what our ancestors` hearing was like
Research into human fossils, dating back to approximately two million years ago, has revealed what our ancestors` hearing was like.
Sep 26, 2015, 17:11 PM IST
Early humans had hearing abilities similar to chimps: Study
Early humans who lived around two million years ago had hearing abilities similar to chimpanzees but with some slight differences in the direction of modern humans, new research that looked into ancient human fossils has revealed.
Sep 26, 2015, 16:10 PM IST
Giraffes hum to each other at night
Researchers have discovered that giraffes may communicate with each other by humming at low frequencies in the night.
Sep 21, 2015, 17:58 PM IST
Chimps, like humans, remember movie scenes
Humans may not be unique in their ability to remember sequence of events in films, according to a new study that found chimps and bonobos can recall movie scenes and anticipate what takes place next.
Sep 18, 2015, 13:49 PM IST
Birds too fall in love like humans
Not just humans but birds too fall in love and females choose mates if they find them stimulating in some way that is not necessarily obvious to an outside observer.
Sep 15, 2015, 12:40 PM IST
Rare primate's fossil closer to lemurs than humans
Based on how its teeth erupted, a model has suggested that a rare fossil of an early primate shares more in common with modern lemurs and not with monkeys or humans.
Sep 14, 2015, 00:04 AM IST
