The study focused on Kanzi, a language-trained bonobo who died in March 2025 at the age of 44. Ape Initiative.
An international team proposes replacing Hockett’s feature checklist with a model of language as a dynamic, multimodal, and socially evolving system.
For a long time, imagination was considered a human endeavor. When we’re children, we invent invisible friends and turn ...
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A wild clip from Joe Rogan discussing Terence McKenna's Stoned Ape Theory.The idea that psychedelic mushrooms sparked human evolution.Early primates ate psilocybin shrooms, boosting hunting skills, ...
Study argues to move beyond ‘reading genes’ — focus on conserved neural-development networks in humans to improve early screening and identify therapeutic leads.
Democratic Congressman Al Green thinks peaceful protests still matter ... especially when it comes to President Donald Trump ...
His viral stardom and the scramble for stuffed orangutans show how quickly — and cravenly — trauma becomes trend.
Finding a caterpillar with rhythm was “mind-blowing,” suggesting it might be a more widespread part of animal communication ...
Some butterfly species can’t grow unless they trick ants into taking them home with a complex rhythmic signal.
Democrat Al Green was escorted out of Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union after staging a silent protest with a sign ...
President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address focused on the economy, tax cuts, border security, DHS funding, Iran ...
President Donald Trump took the podium on Tuesday for his first official State of the Union address of his second term, ...