/ Primates Content for Â鶹´«Ã½ en /climate/news/new-populations-skywalker-gibbons-found-myanmar The love songs of the Skywalker gibbon alerted scientists at Â鶹´«Ã½ and Myanmar to a new population of the endangered primate in Myanmar. February 14, 2024 - 8:30am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/new-populations-skywalker-gibbons-found-myanmar /news/researchers-temporarily-turn-brain-area-better-understand-function <p>Using experimental genetic techniques, Â鶹´«Ã½ researchers discover that "turning off" one area of the brain affects connections between other brain areas. The research has implications for understanding conditions such as schizophrenia and autism.&nbsp;</p> July 20, 2016 - 5:07pm Andy Fell /news/researchers-temporarily-turn-brain-area-better-understand-function /news/chewed-plants-help-detect-viruses-wild-mountain-gorillas-and-monkeys-0 <p>Chewed bark, leaves and fruit discarded by mountain gorillas provide a simple way to test the endangered apes for viruses without disturbing them, according to scientists from&nbsp;Â鶹´«Ã½ studying mountain gorillas and golden monkeys in East-Central Africa.</p> July 06, 2016 - 4:58pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/chewed-plants-help-detect-viruses-wild-mountain-gorillas-and-monkeys-0