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Finns flock to 'shepherd weeks' to disconnect on holiday
Kuhmoinen, Finland (AFP) July 10, 2025 Finnish holidaygoers are clamouring to shell out hundreds of euros to work as shepherds for a week as a vacation, seeking tranquility in nature and a chance to disconnect from their busy lives. Petri Stenberg is enjoying a "shepherd week" together with his wife Oona and their two children Fia, age 2, and Hugo, 4, on an old farm on an island in the Isojarvi national park in central Finland. The popular holiday scheme, organised by the Metsahallitus company that manages and protects state-owned la ... read more |
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Beyond male dominance in primates new study redefines gender power rolesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 New research led by scientists from the University of Montpellier, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and the German Primate Center has revealed that clear male or female domina ... more
Deforestation in S.Leone national park threatens chimps, humans alikeTacugama, Sierra Leone (AFP) June 17, 2025 Esther and Rio, two orphaned baby chimpanzees, clung tenderly to their caregiver's chest at a sanctuary inside one of Sierra Leone's flagship national parks, where unprecedented deforestation and illegal urban encroachment pose a risk to both primates and humans. ... more 
Human brain reveals hidden action cues AI still fails to graspBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 When humans see a new environment-whether a winding path, bustling street, or placid lake-they instinctively know how to move through it. A new study from the University of Amsterdam has pinpointed ... more 
Light travels through entire human head in breakthrough for optical brain imagingLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 Researchers at the University of Glasgow have achieved a major milestone in noninvasive brain imaging, demonstrating for the first time that light can travel completely through an adult human head. ... more |
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Chimpanzees Use Medicinal Plants for Wound Care and Hygiene in Ugandan ForestsLondon, UK (SPX) May 14, 2025 Scientists observing chimpanzees in Uganda's Budongo Forest have documented sophisticated medical behaviors, including both self-directed and prosocial care. These findings offer fresh insights into ... more 
Orangutan Mothers Show Individual Variation in Parenting StylesBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 14, 2025 New research from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) reveals that wild Sumatran orangutan mothers exhibit significant variation in their parenting styles, even after accounting for ... more 
Aztec Obsidian Study Uncovers Complex Ancient Trade NetworksLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 13, 2025 Archaeologists from Tulane University and the Proyecto Templo Mayor in Mexico have revealed the vast trade networks that supplied obsidian to the ancient Mexica (Aztec) Empire, shedding new light on ... more 
Versatile Call Combinations in Chimpanzees May Shed Light on the Evolution of Human LanguageBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 12, 2025 Humans are unique among Earth's species for their ability to use language - a system that allows for the combination of sounds into words, and words into sentences, creating virtually infinite meani ... more 
'Toxic beauty': Rise of 'looksmaxxing' influencersWashington (AFP) April 23, 2025 Hankering for a chiseled jawline, a male TikTok influencer strikes his cheekbones with a hammer - highlighting the rise of "looksmaxxing," an online trend pushing unproven and sometimes dangerous techniques to boost sexual appeal. ... more |
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Sunscreen and shelter strategies may have shielded early humans from solar radiation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 Ancient Homo sapiens likely gained a survival edge during a magnetic upheaval 41,000 years ago by adopting innovative methods of sun protection, including tailored clothing, cave habitation, and the topical use of ochre, according to new research from the University of Michigan. This study, published in Science Advances and spearheaded by experts in engineering and anthropology, suggests that these adaptations may have played a pivotal role in Homo sapiens' endurance across Europe and Asia, even a ... read more 
A visual pathway in the brain may do more than recognize objectsBoston MA (SPX) Apr 16, 2025 When visual information enters the brain, it travels through two pathways that process different aspects of the input. For decades, scientists have hypothesized that one of these pathways, the ventr ... more |
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'Toxic beauty': Rise of 'looksmaxxing' influencersWashington (AFP) April 16, 2025 Hankering for a chiseled jawline, a male TikTok influencer strikes his cheekbones with a hammer - highlighting the rise of "looksmaxxing," an online trend pushing unproven and sometimes dangerous techniques to boost sexual appeal. ... more 
Primate mothers react differently to infant loss than humansLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Macaque mothers display a brief period of heightened physical activity after losing an infant, but unlike humans, do not exhibit prolonged signs of grief such as withdrawal or loss of appetite, acco ... more 
Thailand rescue dogs double as emotional supportBangkok (AFP) April 1, 2025 Thailand's search and rescue dogs are taking on the role of emotional support animals for grieving relatives of victims of a Bangkok skyscraper flattened in a deadly earthquake. ... more 
Colombia's lonely chimp Yoko finds new home in BrazilPereira, Colombia (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 Kidnapped from his family as an infant, then raised by a drug lord before ending up in a Colombian zoo, Yoko the chimpanzee has lived the last two years of his life alone. ... more 
Beijing simplifies marriages to encourage Chinese to wedBeijing (AFP) Mar 22, 2025 China on Saturday announced measures to simplify the marriage registration process and lessen the financial burden on couples, the latest initiative by Beijing to boost births. ... more |
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