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Study suggests humans' ability to communicate goes back farther than we thought

By Ari Daniel

Published August 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM EDT

A new study finds that chimpanzee babies pick up communication styles from their mothers.

Ari Daniel

Ari Daniel is a reporter for NPR's Science desk where he covers global health and development.

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Decades of songbird mapping in New Hampshire yields insights about their changing home

Ari Daniel

In 1969, a team of researchers took a patch of forest in central New Hampshire and mapped the territories of the songbirds inhabiting it. For more than half a century, that work has continued, revealing insights about the forest and its birds with evermore modern techniques.
The potato's origins, unearthed

Ari Daniel

The potato may seem rather ordinary. But this tuber's origins story is quite fascinating, and we don't really know all the details yet.
Brazil aims to reduce dengue with modified mosquitoes

Ari Daniel

For years, researchers have been trying to shut down a mosquito's ability to transmit certain diseases. Brazil is making a massive investment in the effort, aimed at throttling dengue levels.