Horton Plains Slender Loris Photographed For the First Time

One of the World's Most Reclusive Primates, the Horton Plains slender loris, Has Been Photographed For the First Time This photo is the only evidence available that the Horton Plains slender loris is not completely extinct; it has only been seen four times since 1937 and was...

Illegal bushmeat 'rife in Europe'

" About 270 tonnes of illegal bushmeat could be passing through one of Europe's busiest airports each year, the first study of its kind estimates. A team of researchers says the illicit trade could pose a risk to human or animal health and increase the demand for meat from...

Michael Jackson's Neverland Pets and Bubbles: Where are they now?

Since the sudden passing of Michael Jackson, there has been much speculation about what will happen to his famous Neverland Ranch that once housed an amusement park and a variety of exotic and rare animals; none so...

Missing Link Found - The Evolution Mystery of Humans gets a Boost

Scientists have unveiled a 47-million-year-old fossilized skeleton of a monkey hailed as the missing link in human evolution which could revolutionize the understanding of human evolution. The discovery of the...

Palm Oil Frenzy Threatens to Wipe out Orangutans

TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK, Indonesia - Hoping to unravel the mysteries of human origin, anthropologist Louis Leakey sent three young women to Africa and Asia to study our closest relatives:  It was...

Crows are brainier than your average apes

To start off with, I hate crows. They sound annoying, and they are too smart for their own good. I remember seeing some crows pick up rocks and then dropping it at someone's house over and over again. My theory is...

Primates 'at risk of extinction'

A new report says that about half of the world's primates are facing extinction, saying that the destruction of rainforests is the biggest threat to primate species."Some 300 of the 634 different types of ape...

Orang-utans 'king of the grinners'

"Laughter was not developed first by humans but by our close biological cousins the apes, according to new scientific research. Scientists at the University of Portsmouth have found that orang-utans have a sense...

Monkeys, Too, Will Pay for Sex

"People aren't the only primates who will pay for sex, new research shows. Male longtailed macaques exchange grooming for the right to mate with females whose fur they cleaned."

Ooh-Ooh-Baby: Why Monkeys Are Screamers

A burning question finally answered... but when they counted thrusts, did they record the acts and count off video playback, or was a white-coated scientist standing there with a clicker, counting in...

Anglican World Raises The "Bar" :: MAXINE

Post UPDATED With Reactions  "Yesterday, at a world gathering of Anglican leaders in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa, decided the U.S. Episcopal church must bar gay bishops and prayers for gay couples looking...

Synchrotron Reveals How Neanderthal Teeth Grew

Scientists from the United Kingdom, France and Italy have studied teeth from Neanderthals (info) with X-rays from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF). They found that the dental development of...

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Scientists Create Neanderthal Genome

Scientists are reconstructing the genome of Neanderthals - the close relations of modern man. The ambitious project involves isolating genetic fragments from fossils of the prehistoric beings who originally...

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