British Reporter — Among primates, including humans, hair is an important feature of diversity and evolution, serving functions tied to thermoregulation, protection, camouflage and signaling. However, the evolution of wild primate hair has remained relatively understudied until recently.
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New study marries genetics, archaeology and suggests groups in ancient Africa traveled, swapped goods, ideas . Between 80,000 and 50,000 years ago, people across early eastern and southern Africa left behind traces of an explosion of symbolic expression reflected in far more intensive
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In humans the pandemic is showing signs of ebbing. In white-tailed deer and other wildlife, however, infections appear widespread.
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MIS researcher studies the way robots and humans interact. Blame it on HAL 9000, Clippy’s constant cheerful interruptions, or any navigational system leading delivery drivers to dead-end destinations. In the workspace, people and robots don’t always get along.
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Researchers led by postdoc Colin Twomey and professor Joshua Plotkin developed an algorithm that can infer the communicative needs different linguistic communities place on colors, University of Pennsylvania notes.
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British Reporter — A team of scientists at the University of Glasgow has identified two known cases of human-to-cat COVID-19 transmission in the UK.
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British Reporter — New research shows that people are more likely to rely on algorithms. Despite increasing concern over the intrusion of algorithms in daily life, people may be more willing to trust a computer program than their fellow humans, especially if a
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