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Coevolution of Relative Brain Size and Life Expectancy in Parrots

Previous studies have demonstrated a correlation between longevity and brain size in a variety of taxa.

Are the More Flexible Great-Tailed Grackles Also Better at Behavioral Inhibition?

Behavioral flexibility should, theoretically, be positively related to behavioral inhibition because one should need to inhibit a previously learned behavior to change their behavior when the task changes (flexibility).

Investigating Sex Differences in Genetic Relatedness in Great-tailed Grackles in Tempe, Arizona to Infer Potential Sex Biases in Dispersal

In most bird species, females disperse prior to their first breeding attempt, while males remain close to the place they hatched.

Social Hierarchies and Social Networks in Humans

Across species, social hierarchies are often governed by dominance relations.

Tracing Chile’s Indigenous Roots Through Genetics and Linguistics

Genetic analysis adds new perspectives on the (pre)history of South America - from the first settlement until today

Long Distance Voyaging Among the Pacific Islands

Geochemical analyses of stone artefacts reveal long-distance voyaging among Pacific Islands during the last millennium

Grambank Shows the Diversity of the World's Languages

An international team has created a new database that documents patterns of grammatical variation in over 2400 of the world’s languages

How Dogs Are Used Impacts How They Are Treated

Data from 124 societies shows that dogs’ functions predict their treatment, with closer bonds forming in societies where dogs have multiple roles

Genes and Tongues Are Not Always Tied Together

GeLaTo, a global database, helps to explore the complex history of our genes and languages

The Bantu Expansion Took a Rainforest Route

A recent linguistic study found that early Bantu speakers crossed through the dense Central African Rainforest 4,000 years ago

Shedding Light on Linguistic Diversity and Its Evolution

Linguists and computer scientists collaborate to publish a large global Open Access lexical database

Traces from the Past

Scientists recover an ancient woman’s DNA from a 20,000-year-old pendant

Human Dispersals During the Holocene

Genomic evidence from ancient and modern human DNA indicates a complex history for human migrations

Meet the First Neandertal Family

Ancient genomes of thirteen Neandertals provide a rare snapshot of their community and social organization

Modern Humans Generate More Brain Neurons Than Neandertals

Due to the change of a single amino acid, brain evolution has proceeded differently

The Brains of Neanderthals Developed Differently from Those of Modern Humans

Brain stem cells of modern humans make fewer mistakes in the distribution of their chromosomes to the daughter cells

Pre-Historic Wallacea - a Melting Pot of Human Genetic Ancestries

To shed light on the archipelago’s settlement history, researchers sequenced and analyzed sixteen ancient genomes

Covid-19 Genetic Risk Variant Protects Against HIV

A Covid-19 risk variant inherited from Neandertals reduces a person’s risk of contracting HIV by 27 percent

Modern Humans Developed a More Effective Protection Against Oxidative Stress

Neanderthal variant of the protein glutathione reductase increases risk for inflammatory bowel disease and vascular disease