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Human beings are said to be profoundly social creatures, but it is often overlooked that many other animals are also extremely well adapted to social learning and interaction. Recent comparative studies on social cognition in different species show that …

Microbial diseases continue to be responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, and many pathogens are increasingly resistant to drugs. Understanding fundamental pathogenic mechanisms provides information to develop new avenues for …

Over the past decade, research has amply demonstrated that musical involvement (or even musical instinct) is a fundamental trait of the human species. However, little is known about the biological basis of music. The latest research shows that a minority …

Among the present, rather scant collection of Old Kingdom hieratic documents, the Abusir papyri undoubtedly occupy a very prominent position. At a first sight, these fragmentary records of the Abusir pyramid temple administration and economy might seem …

Due to the shortage of direct evidence, the transition between the Fourth and the Fifth Dynasty presents us with major problems in our efforts to reconstruct the history of the Old Kingdom. The discussion about this period and its protagonists is fraught …