Tuesday, March 19, 2013

[Science] Team-player chimps may shed light on origins of human cooperation

Team-player chimps may shed light on origins of human cooperation
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/5659/20130319/evolutionary-roots-human-teamwork-discovered-chimpanzees.htm
Just like enterprising humans, chimpanzees can be good team players to achieve their goals, according to a new study. The findings, published in Biology Letters, give a glimpse into the possible origins of human cooperative behavior.

Swallows may now have shorter wings to avoid bad drivers
http://now.msn.com/cliff-swallows-may-now-have-shorter-wings
Sometimes it sucks to be a swallow - like when cars turn you into roadkill. But when you're a cliff swallow living under a bridge or highway overpass, you learn to adapt.

Guess what else the sequester hurts? Our ability to track a 'city-killer' asteroid
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/03/19/city-killer-asteroids-are-extremely-rare-but-it-takes-only-one/
File Photo: This image taken with a meteorite tracking device developed by George Varros, shows a meteorite as it enters Earth's atmosphere during the Leonid meteor shower November 19, 2002.

Happy Burst-day Hawaii Volcano Hotspot!
http://news.discovery.com/earth/weather-extreme-events/volcano-celebrates-5th-year-of-summit-eruption-130319.htm
The Hawaiian volcano Kilauea celebrates thirty years of continuous activity this year. One Kilauea hotspot, the Halema'uma'u crater, will mark its fifth anniversary of constant eruption on March 19.

So You're Extinct? Scientists Have Gleam in Eye
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/03/19/extinct-animals-could-come-back.html
Until recently, the arrow of natural selection seemed to go only one way. A species could form, then it could flourish, then it could go extinct.

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