Πέμπτη 30 Ιανουαρίου 2014

ScienceDaily: Most Popular News

ScienceDaily: Most Popular News


Brain regions thought to be uniquely human share many similarities with monkeys

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 09:46 AM PST

New research suggests a surprising degree of similarity in the organization of regions of the brain that control language and complex thought processes in humans and monkeys. The study also revealed some key differences. The findings may provide valuable insights into the evolutionary processes that established our ties to other primates but also made us distinctly human.

Living cold-water coral reef discovered off Greenland

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 06:43 AM PST

By sheer coincidence, Canadian researchers have discovered a reef of living cold-water corals in southern Greenland. The first-ever Greenlandic reef is located in southwest Greenland and was formed by cold-water corals with hard limestone skeletons. There are several species of coral in Greenland, but this is the first time that an actual reef has been found.

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