
These Baby Bats, like Us, Were Born to Babble
The greater sac-winged bat develops its own language in much the way we do.

These Baby Bats, like Us, Were Born to Babble
The greater sac-winged bat develops its own language in much the way we do.

Chimpanzees Show Altruism while Gathering around the Juice Fountain
New research tries to tease out whether our closest animal relatives can be selfless

Zebra Coloration Messes With Fly Eyes
Horseflies misjudge landings on zebra patterns, compared with solid gray or black surfaces, which provides evidence for why evolution came up with the black-and-white pattern.

Human Speech Evolution Gets Lip-Smacking Evidence
A study of our closest evolutionary relatives finds that the chimp behavior known as lip smacking occurs in the same timing range as human mouths during speech.