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| More On Humans Versus Apes: What Makes Us Human?
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| posted on Monday, May 05, 2008
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The biological gap between us and our great ape cousins is small. At
last count, only 1.23 percent of our genes differ from those of
chimpanzees. But mentally, the gap between us and them is a Grand
Canyon. On an average day in the life of the human species, we file thousands
of patents, post tens of thousands of Internet videos, and think
countless thoughts that have never been thought before. On a good day,
chimpanzees are lucky to exploit rudimentary tried-and-true techniques,
such as using stone tools to crack nuts.
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| Ape Genius Reveals Depth Of Animal Intelligence
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| posted on Monday, May 05, 2008
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The apes are all stars of a new film -- Ape Genius
-- which gives a fascinating insight into the depth of intelligence of
animals who share 99 per cent of human genes. In it they reveal the
skills, reasoning powers and emotions that were once thought to be
uniquely human.
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| Why Are There Dozens Of Dead Animals Floating In Space?
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| posted on Friday, April 04, 2008
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On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man in history to
step on the surface of the moon. Millions of people tuned in to a
broadcast of the event, and after Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. joined
Armstrong, the two spent about two and a half hours gathering lunar
rocks to bring back for analysis. The success was a triumph, not just
for the United States, but for mankind, the imagination and the
possibilities of exploration. What many people don't know, however, are the special sacrifices that
had to be made in order to get astronauts up into space at all. The
major unsung heroes of space exploration, it turns out, are animals.
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| Rethinking The Meat-Guzzler
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| posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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Global demand for meat has multiplied in recent years, encouraged by
growing affluence and nourished by the proliferation of huge, confined
animal feeding operations. These assembly-line meat factories consume
enormous amounts of energy, pollute water supplies, generate
significant greenhouse gases and require ever-increasing amounts of
corn, soy and other grains, a dependency that has led to the
destruction of vast swaths of the world’s tropical rain forests.
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| Computer That Can 'Translate' A Dog's Bark
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| posted on Thursday, January 17, 2008
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What would a dog say if it could talk? "Stranger", "fight", "walk",
"alone", "ball" and "play", according to scientists who have developed
a computer programme to translate dog barks. The special programme analysed more than 6,000 barks from 14 Hungarian sheepdogs in six different situations.
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