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Scientists discover why humans no longer have tails

Scientists discover why humans no longer have tails

Scientists have worked out why humans no longer have tails, unlike monkeys. It’s roughly 25 million years since the evolutionary split took place between human ancestors and primates. This resulted in human losing their tails, but the exact cause of this split has been unknown to scientists for decades. But researchers now reckon they’ve worked […]

2 years ago

Monkeys given their own versions of Netflix and Spotify to see what happened

Monkeys given their own versions of Netflix and Spotify to see what happened

David Attenborough is obvs at the top of their queue Monkeys in a zoo have been given access to a “primate version” of Spotify and Netflix as part of a research project. Researchers at Glasgow University have designed a “monkey media player” which allows the animals to interact with various visual and audio stimuli. Researchers […]

4 years ago