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Here's why sensory perception research was awarded a Nobel PrizePhysiologists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their research on human sensory perception.

The Challenges of Studying (and Treating) PTSD in Chimpanzees • The RevelatorApes used in animal testing often display symptoms of psychological trauma. Wildlife sanctuaries are helping them recover.

Should we use genome editing to make better babies?Over the years, many different people, from preachers to philosophers, have voiced their concerns over the safety and ethics of gene editing.

In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, new marine ecosystems are flourishingSea life, stuck to plastic bottles and other human trash, has journeyed far from coastal habitats — and may threaten local species

California condor: How conservationists rescued a bird that was lost in timeCalifornia condors were saved from extinction, and all it took was one of the largest, most expensive conservation attempts in history.

What the Gombe Chimpanzee War taught us about human natureThe Gombe Chimpanzee War marked the first instance that conservationists saw chimps engage in calculated, cold-blooded killing.

Human migration: North America settled as early as 26,000 years agoFossilized footprints found at an excavation site in southwest New Mexico prove human migration onto the continent much earlier than thought.

Animals in the Wild Can Get PTSD, TooPost-traumatic stress disorder has long been classified as a type of mental illness. Now, animal researchers suggest it may actually be an eons-old survival mechanism.

Dinosaurs got sick, too — but from what?150 million years ago, a long-necked, immature dinosaur came down with a respiratory infection. The rest is history...or is it?

Kunga: How Mesopotamian horse breeders created the world’s first hybrid animalFor many years, the kunga’s lineage was a genetic mystery. Now, DNA analysis from an equid tomb has finally answered the question.

Amenhotep I: CT scans get a glimpse inside the mummy3D scans of the corpse of Amenhotep I reveal that his brain was never removed and that he was circumcised, among other curiosities.

2021 Nobel Prize in chemistry rewards game-changing work on molecular manipulationWithout Benjamin List and David MacMillan, chemists would still be using metals and enzymes to catalyze chemical reactions.

Can Animals Learn Language Like Humans Do? There's plenty of animals that can communicate. But true linguistic mastery in the animal kingdom is harder to pin down.

Miniscule tardigrade fossil frozen in amber is over 16 million years oldThe microscopic tardigrades are an elusive species. Fossils are rare, but each new find adds a piece to their unsolved evolutionary puzzle.

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