The whites of your eyes are not an accident. They are, scientists now believe, one of the most sophisticated social ...

Longer thumbs mean bigger brains and this is “pivotal” to human evolution, research has found. “Large brains and dexterous hands are considered pivotal in human evolution, together making possible ...

A fossil that would fit on a baby’s fingertip has revealed fresh clues about the evolution of the earliest-known relative of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­­ ­ ­­— Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays: aiding in digestion, maintaining strong teeth and defending against oral disease.

Supraordinal relationships of primates and their time of origin -- A molecular classification for the living orders of placental mammals and the phylogenetic placement of primates / MS Springer, WJ ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Cover -- Cortical Evolution in Primates -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and tables ...

As animals go about their lives ― eating, fighting, having babies ― they don’t always follow the script laid out for them by Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Not every behavior furthers the cause ...

Longer thumbs mean bigger brains and this is “pivotal” to human evolution, research has found. Scientists studied 94 fossils and living animals to understand how our ancestors developed their gripping ...