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So Cute! Baby Monkeys Reveal The Significance of Smiles

The spontaneous smiles of sleeping baby macaques reveal the evolutionary origin of smiles and laughter, a new study shows.

Talk about girl power—older female bonobos frequently come to the rescue of younger females being bullied by males, researchers have found.

Scientists have demonstrated through a game with rewards that chimpanzees make better moves than humans to maximize their payoffs.

Bullying Could Lead To Psychosis In Teens

The study shows that bullying could alter the levels of neurotransmitter, Glutamate, which is linked with psychosis.
Asia’s Rising Scientists: Mayuko Yamashita

Breakthrough Prize winner Yamashita explores the bridge between pure mathematics and fundamental physics.
Who Published It?

As generative AI enters the landscape of scientific writing and publication, the scientific ecosystem is wrestling with questions surrounding the extent of the technology’s use, how to regulate it and its impact on the practice of science itself.