Lori Marino: Leader of a Revolution in How We Perceive Animals

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/innovators/2014/05/140528-lori-marino-dolphins-animals-personhood-blackfish-taiji-science-world/

Primates and patience -- the evolutionary roots of self control

www.sciencecodex.com/primates_and_patience_the_evolutionary_roots_of_self_control-133591

Humans Evolved Weak Muscles to Feed Brain's Growth, Study Suggests

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140527-brain-muscle-metabolism-genes-apes-science

Strange Findings on Comb Jellies Uproot Animal Family Tree

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140521-comb-jelly-ctenophores-oldest-animal-family-tree-science/

Your brain is smaller than a caveman’s. Here’s why

http://t.co/lc1vukFTau

Whales Can't Taste Anything But Salt

http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2014/05/whales-cant-taste-anything-salt

What’s Special, or Not, about Human Brain Anatomy

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/talking-back/2014/05/06/whats-special-or-not-about-human-brain-anatomy

Can Whales and Dolphins Make Mental Maps?

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2014/04/24/can-whales-and-dolphins-make-mental-maps

Size Of Animal’s Brain Matters When It Comes To Self-control

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113126675/size-of-animals-brain-matters-when-it-comes-to-self-control/

Why we get autism but our Neanderthal cousins didn't

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25443-why-we-get-autism-but-our-neanderthal-cousins-didnt.html#.U1FA8sfc0wk

'Homo' is the only primate whose tooth size decreases as its brain size increases

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140403095415.htm

First Map of Developing Human Brain Created

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/first-map-of-developing-human-brain-created

Eyeless Fish Navigates with Mouth Suction

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/inkfish/2014/04/01/eyeless-fish-navigates-with-mouth-suction/

Searching For The Elephant’s Genius Inside the Largest Brain on Land

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/brainwaves/2014/02/26/searching-for-the-elephants-genius-inside-the-largest-brain-on-land/

Brain Evolution: Neurogenomics Targets the Genes That Make Us Human

http://www.dana.org/News/Brain_Evolution/

MRI Reveals Genetic Activity

http://neurosciencenews.com/mri-genetics-memory-learning-886/

Severity of Autism Linked to Gene for Brain Evolution

http://guardianlv.com/2014/03/severity-of-autism-linked-to-gene-for-brain-evolution/

Scientists are alarmed by shrinking of the human brain

http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/scientists-are-alarmed-shrinking-human-brain-001446

Famous Breast Cancer Gene Could Affect Brain Growth

http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2014/03/famous-breast-cancer-gene-could-affect-brain-growth

Stupider With Monogamy

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/science/stupider-with-monogamy.html

Neanderthals could speak, archaeologists say

http://www.haaretz.com/mobile/1.580384

Pigheaded: How Smart are Swine?

http://modernfarmer.com/2014/03/pigheaded-smart-swine/

Fossil Whale Offers Clues to Origins of 'Seeing With Sound'

http://news.sciencemag.org/paleontology/2014/03/fossil-whale-offers-clues-origins-seeing-sound

Why Do Animals Dance?

http://www.slate.com/blogs/wild_things/2014/02/18/dancing_animal_videos_scientists_study_the_evolution_of_rhythm.html

Do lobsters and other invertebrates feel pain? New research has some answers.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/do-lobsters-and-other-invertebrates-feel-pain-new-research-has-some-answers/2014/03/07/f026ea9e-9e59-11e3-b8d8-94577ff66b28_story.html

Bird study finds females have a better sense of direction

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bird-study-finds-females-have-a-better-sense-of-direction/article17129872/

Food for thought: devouring brains with neuroscientists

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-02/27/brain-banquet

Study reveals evolution at work: Analyses elucidate a part of the brain particular to primates

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-02-reveals-evolution-analyses-elucidate-brain.html

Caffeine in flowers helps boost a bee's memory, say scientists

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0307/Caffeine-in-flowers-helps-boost-a-bee-s-memory-say-scientists

David Barash – What’s the point of consciousness?

http://aeon.co/magazine/being-human/david-barash-evolution-consciousness/

Brain Scans Show Striking Similarities Between Dogs and Humans

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/02/dog-brains-vocal-processing

Talk is cheep: Do caged birds sing a key to language?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129550.500-talk-is-cheep-do-caged-birds-sing-a-key-to-language.html

Monkeys Raised On Omega-3-Rich Diet Have Well-Structured Brains

http://www.popsci.com/article/science/monkeys-raised-omega-3-rich-diet-have-well-structured-brains

Human brain 'like a peacock's tail' during courtship

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/1/28/1390930200413/The-Temptation-of-Adam-an-011.jpg

Newly Discovered Brain Region Helps Make Humans Unique

http://www.livescience.com/42897-unique-human-brain-region-found.html?

Whoa there! Brain area found to help spot bad decisions

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jan/28/grass-greener-brain-research-lateral-frontal-pole

A Missing Genetic Link in Human Evolution

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-missing-genetic-link-in-human-evolution/

A Skeptic Considers the Hype over Brain Cells Linked to ComplexBehavior [Excerpt]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/skeptic-considers-hype-over-brain-cells-linked-complex-behavior-excerpt/

What separates us from other animals?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129531.100-what-separates-us-from-other-animals.html

Neanderthals could speak like modern humans, study suggests

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25465102

Elephants Use Their Trunks to Ace Intelligence Tests

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131228-elephant-trunk-science-think-cognition-food-smell/?now=2013-12-27-00:01

In the Human Brain, Size Really Isn’t Everything

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/26/science/in-the-human-brain-size-really-isnt-everything.html

Eat Crow If You Think I'm a Bird-Brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131128103835.htm

Scientists create detailed map of dinosaur brain

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/13/scientists-map-dinosaur-brain-tyrannosaurus-rex

Fashion Camera Brings Primate Brains To The Internet

http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/how-fashion-camera-democratized-primate-brain-research

Drought followed by brain: How climate change spurred evolution of human intelligence

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/drought-followed-by-brain-how-climate-change-spurred-evolution-of-human-intelligence-8884863.html

Eeek, Snake! Your Brain Has A Special Corner Just For Them

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/10/28/241370496/eeek-snake-your-brain-has-a-special-corner-just-for-them?sc=17&f

Fossil shows ancient 'mega-clawed' creature had brain like a spider

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/fossil-shows-ancient-mega-clawed-creature-had-brain-spider-8C11405508

Part of Brain That Makes Humans and Primates Social Creatures May Play Similar Role in Carnivores

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008112543.htm

What evolved first—a dexterous hand or an agile foot?

http://phys.org/news/2013-10-evolved-firsta-dexterous-agile-foot.html

Primate Brains Follow Predictable Developmental Pattern

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008102559.htm

Primate Brain Evolution Explained as Consequence of Same Genetic Program

http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/10036/20131008/primate-brain-evolution-explained-consequence-same-genetic-program.htm

New Map Of Bird Brains Finds Fundamental Similarities To Mammalian Brains

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112950780/new-map-of-bird-brains-09813

Archaeopteryx was no birdbrain, but neither was it bird brained

http://www.theguardian.com/science/lost-worlds/2013/aug/08/dinosaurs-fossils

Authors suggest denial, including about the climate, is embedded in human species

http://www.straight.com/news/407166/authors-suggest-denial-including-about-climate-embedded-human-species

Optical Illusions: Your Brain Is Way Ahead of You

http://news.discovery.com/human/evolution/optical-illusions-you-brain-way-ahead-130823.htm