Den Haken neu erfinden
Orang-Utans angeln mit selbstgebogenem Werkzeug nach Nahrung
Aus einem Stück Draht einen Haken zu biegen, um nach einem Körbchen mit Futter zu angeln, ist für Kinder unter acht Jahren schwierig. (more…)
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UCLA study yields more accurate data on thousands of years of climate change
Research also helps unravel the mystery of retreating glaciers in the Pacific Ocean’s western tropics
Using a cutting-edge research technique, UCLA researchers have reconstructed the temperature history of a region that plays a major role in determining climate around the world.
The findings, published online Feb. 27 in the journal Nature Geoscience, will help inform scientists about the processes influencing global warming in the western tropical Pacific Ocean. (more…)
Scientists Determine What Makes an Orangutan an Orangutan
*New map of the genetic code of endangered orangutans yields important new conservation tools and insights into evolution*
For the first time, scientists have mapped the genome–the genetic code–of orangutans. This new tool may be used to support efforts to maintain the genetic diversity of captive and wild orangutans. The new map of the orangutan genome may also be used to help improve our understanding of the evolution of primates, including humans.
Partially funded by the National Science Foundation, the orangutan study appears in the Jan. 27 issue of Nature. It was conducted by an international team of scientists led by Devin P. Locke of the Genome Center at Washington University. (more…)