Jane Goodall greets the audience by imitating a chimpanzee, then launches into an hour-long talk on her relationship with apes and how, from being a primatologist, she became an activist to protect them. At 78, Goodall, who has 53 years of studying chimps behind her, is still criss-crossing the planet…
PARIS – Some defining human traits — a penis bereft of the stiff sensory hairs common to many male mammals, a bulging brain — come less from new genes than genetic material lost through evolution, according to a study published Thursday. The findings suggest a new way of thinking about…
There’s something about censorship that tends to make large numbers of people sympathize with the censored, almost no matter what kind of material is being shut out. That’s why it should be no surprise to the activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), that their protest and…
A Tennessee CEO sent out an e-mail comparing First Lady Michelle Obama to Tarzan's chimpanzee sidekick Cheeta. There are two photos at the bottom — one of Obama with an awkward pursing of her lips and another of a chimp.…