From the discovery of painted caves in Altamira, Spain to the recent discovery of Chauvet in France, what can researchers learn from these ancient artists?
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October 10th, 2008
In the News: What Ancient Cave Art Says About Us
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September 18th, 2008
In the News: Number Approximation: Go with Your Gut!
New research shows that humans' instinctual and symbolic number systems may be more closely related than was previously thought. Test your own approximation skills!
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August 25th, 2008
In the News: Why Your Voice Is Quieter Than an Orangutan’s
All great apes, including humans, have vocal tract air sacs that they use to call out loud. Ours have evolved to be smaller than the other apes’, leaving them with louder voices.
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July 7th, 2008
Spark Blog: The Big Red Button
Graham Chedd tells the story of what happened at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, where researchers were examining Neanderthal teeth with a high-power x-ray.
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July 5th, 2008
In the News: Monkeys That Can Count
While we can manipulate elaborate equations with square roots and derivatives, new research shows monkeys can “count” audible beeps and equate them to visual representations of the same amount.
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July 4th, 2008
Spark Blog: Our First Shoot
How long did it take Neanderthals to grow up? Graham Chedd meets with researchers who are using a giant particle accelerator to find an answer to this question.
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