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 E-Mail DURHAM, N.C. -- When you think about what separates humans from chimpanzees and other apes, you might think of our big brains, or the fact that we get around on two legs rather than four. But we have another distinguishing feature: water efficiency. That's the take-home of a new study that, for the first time, measures precisely how much water humans lose and replace each day compared with our closest living animal relatives. Our bodies are constantly losing water: when we sweat, go to the bathroom, even when we breathe. That water needs to be replenished to keep blood volume and ot...

And that is what Dr Brian Hare and Dr Vanessa Woods, two researchers from Duke University's Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, take issue with. Speaking to BBC Reel, Dr Woods said: “When it comes to Darwin, we did absolutely misunderstand ‘survival of the fittest’.  “Fitness is just your ability to reproduce. “This idea that you had to be the biggest and the strongest and the meanest in order to succeed is not what Darwin meant at all.” Charles Darwin put forward his theory on evolution two centuries ago (Image: GETTY) Darwin became famous for his hypothesis (Image: GETTY) Dr Woo...

The scientific reasons behind our bonds with dogs

When Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859, it outlined a new scientific theory. Darwin reasoned that populations of organisms evolve over generations through a process that he termed “natural selection.” His work offered evidence that the diversity of life on Earth arose by common descent through a brachiating pattern of evolution. Origin explained the diversity and existence of new plant and animal species, but Darwin tiptoed around the question of what exactly this process would mean for humans and our own biological beginnings. It wasn’t until The Descent of M...

Concerns at access to planned Pulborough equestrian arena and outdoor riding area Plans to build a house, equestrian arena and outdoor riding area in Pulborough have been delayed after Horsham district councillors called for a road safety check. Wednesday, 17th February 2021, 1:52 pm The application for the site in Stall House Lane had been handed to the district council’s head of development for approval in December but was brought back to the planning committee after a legal issue was raised. During a meeting on Tuesday (February 16), members were told officers had mistakenly misquoted a...