An analysis of thousands of cognitive tests carried out by chimpanzees finds that the number of spectators influenced their ...

The world’s first wooden satellite has just been sent into space, and it could be a game changer.

Study co-author Christen Lin added that while one might not expect a chimp to care if another species watches them performing ...

The first-ever wooden satellite, called LignoSat, arrived at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo ...

Developed by Kyoto University researchers and the Japanese timber company Sumitomo Forestry, LignoStat -- the satellite is ...

Japan's LignoSat aims to mitigate the growing space junk problem, as well as environmental risks associated with atmospheric ...

Chimpanzees, like humans, change their behavior when observed. Research suggests complex social awareness among primates.

But the primates performed worse at the easiest task when being watched, say scientists. Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan discovered that having an audience watching can change their ...

When people have an audience watching them, it can change their performance for better or worse. Now, researchers reporting ...

Findings suggest ‘audience effect’ predates the development of human societies based on reputation, researchers say.

Tohoku University on Friday became the first institution formally designated to receive substantial research grants from a 10 trillion yen fund, part of a new government program aimed at raising the ...

LignoSat is a four-inch (10cm) cube packed with advanced electronics and sensors. But instead of being constructed from ...