When it comes to food, chimps only think of
themselves

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A sense of fairness is an important part of human behaviour, yet a research team involving Queen Mary, University of London (UK) found it did not evolve from our closest living relatives.

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Babies may not have a 'moral compass' after all

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New research from New Zealand's University of Otago is casting doubt on a landmark US study that suggested infants as young as six months old possess an innate moral compass that allows them to evaluate individuals as 'good' or 'bad'.

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Breakthrough in hepatitis C vaccine development

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Researchers at the Burnet Institute have solved a hepatitis C vaccine mystery which, once developed could be the first ever preventative vaccine for the virus.

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Unlocking a major secret of the brain

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McGill researchers uncover crucial link between hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.

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One extinction leads to another

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When a carnivore becomes extinct, other predatory species could soon follow, according to new research. Scientists have previously put forward this theory, but a University of Exeter team has now carried out the first experiment to prove it.

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First rove

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Curiosity?s weekend ?Brain transplant? proceeded perfectly and she?ll be ready to drive across the floor of Gale Crater in about a week, s

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Perseids over Denver, from 14,000 feet

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I saw quite a few photos of the recent Perseids meteor shower, but one of them is a clear winner: this ethereal, beautiful shot by astrophotographer Thomas O’Brien:[Click to enmeteoroidenate.]Isn’t that stunning? He took it at Mt. Evans in[...]

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This is not a pipe

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The Pipe Nebula is a prime example of a dark nebula. Originally, astronomers believed these were areas in space where there were no stars. But it was later discovered that dark nebulae actually consist of clouds of interstellar dust so thick it can block out the light from the stars beyond.

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Moon, Venus and Jupiter in the pre-dawn East

I woke rather earlier this morning (about 4:30 to be precise) and took a look eastwards from our bedroom window and what a spectacle! Despite the early hour, I grabbed my SLR and snapped the crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter in near alignment. I posted the raw photo on Imaging Storm, but have done a [...]

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Why Do We Sneeze

From National Geographic News: Sure, they blast out germs and other unwanted intruders, but sneezes have another, just discovered purpose, a new study says. Read the whole article

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