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Explained: Why do I need to yawn when someone else yawns?

Scientists have noticed that people yawn more when the other person they see yawn is someone they know well – like a best friend or a parent.

10 August 2024, 09:21 IST

Explained: Why do I need to yawn when someone else yawns?

Explained: Why do I need to yawn when someone else yawns?

Explained: Why do I need to yawn when someone else yawns?

10 August 2024, 09:21 IST

Chimpanzees found to share humans' style of 'conversing'

For the study, the researchers collected data on chimpanzee conversations across five wild communities in East Africa and built a dataset of more than 8,500 gestures by 252 individuals, deeming it to be the largest-ever of its kind.

23 July 2024, 14:01 IST

Chimpanzees found to share humans' style of 'conversing'

Chimpanzees found to share humans' style of 'conversing'

Chimpanzees found to share humans' style of 'conversing'

23 July 2024, 14:01 IST

‘Whatchamacallit’, ‘gizmo’: What we say when we can’t find the right word

While severe word-finding difficulties can be due to serious neurological issues, such as a stroke or dementia, drawing the occasional, temporary blank is very common. Unsurprisingly, stress doesn’t help, and it gets worse as we age.

09 July 2024, 05:51 IST

‘Whatchamacallit’, ‘gizmo’: What we say when we can’t find the right word

‘Whatchamacallit’, ‘gizmo’: What we say when we can’t find the right word

‘Whatchamacallit’, ‘gizmo’: What we say when we can’t find the right word

09 July 2024, 05:51 IST

Primate power plays and human politics

Human political behaviour has roots in our evolutionary relatives, particularly chimpanzees and non-human primates in general. This is aptly expressed as “chimpanzees are almost too human to be true,” reflecting what is called phylogenetic continuity or inheritance.

07 July 2024, 20:57 IST

Primate power plays and human politics

Primate power plays and human politics

Primate power plays and human politics

07 July 2024, 20:57 IST

Why do humans walk on two legs?

Almost all the theories suggest that bipedalism is an adaptation to getting around on land

18 December 2022, 10:38 IST

Why do humans walk on two legs? A close look at chimpanzees puts some old theories to the test

Why do humans walk on two legs? A close look at chimpanzees puts some old theories to the test

Why do humans walk on two legs?

18 December 2022, 10:38 IST

What Paabo’s ancient discoveries reveal about humans

Paabo’s influential discoveries provide the basis for exploring what makes us uniquely human

04 October 2022, 09:30 IST

Nobel Prize: What Svante Paabo’s ancient DNA discoveries reveal about humans

Nobel Prize: What Svante Paabo’s ancient DNA discoveries reveal about humans

What Paabo’s ancient discoveries reveal about humans

04 October 2022, 09:30 IST

Dogs can smell stress from human sweat, breath: Study

The research, published recently in the journal PLOS ONE, reinforces that dogs are highly sensitive and intuitive animals

29 September 2022, 12:04 IST

Dogs can smell stress from human sweat, breath: Study

Dogs can smell stress from human sweat, breath: Study

Dogs can smell stress from human sweat, breath: Study

29 September 2022, 12:04 IST

'Oldest human relative walked upright 7 mn years ago'

The new research on the limb bones demonstrates that walking on two feet was its 'preferred mode of getting around'

24 August 2022, 16:10 IST

Oldest human relative walked upright 7 mn years ago: Study

Oldest human relative walked upright 7 mn years ago: Study

'Oldest human relative walked upright 7 mn years ago'

24 August 2022, 16:10 IST

AI’s hold over humans is starting to get stronger

As machine-learning models grow in complexity and improve their ability to mimic sentience, they are also becoming more difficult to understand

19 June 2022, 09:57 IST

AI’s hold over humans is starting to get stronger

AI’s hold over humans is starting to get stronger

AI’s hold over humans is starting to get stronger

19 June 2022, 09:57 IST

Torquetenovirus can act as a biomarker for Covid

Besides humans, TTV is also common in monkeys and domestic animals

08 November 2021, 09:03 IST

Torquetenovirus can act as a biomarker for Covid

Torquetenovirus can act as a biomarker for Covid

Torquetenovirus can act as a biomarker for Covid

08 November 2021, 09:03 IST