Researchers tracking two wild African elephants in Botswana found they slept about two hours per day on average, with occasional waking periods close to two days. The field study used…
A 2017 field study tracked sleep patterns among 33 Hadza adults in Tanzania for 20 days. Participants’ schedules varied, with only 18 minutes across the monitoring period when everyone appeared…
Researchers used machine learning to analyze lidar data from Campeche, Mexico, and identify the hidden Maya city of Valeriana, with 6,764 mapped structures. The results reveal a substantial urban settlement…
A 2012 study of wild female chacma baboons in Namibia found an association between grooming-network size and the structure of brain regions involved in social behavior. Because the research was…
A field expedition to the Peruvian Andes has revealed how indigenous populations maintain brain function in low-oxygen environments through enhanced neurovascular coupling. Researchers found that unique metabolic pathways and blood…
