This wide-ranging overview traces human evolution from the earliest primates around 85 million years ago through the emergence of apes, australopithecines, and the many human species that followed. It ...

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 ...

This video uncovers six primate species whose behavior and appearance stretch the limits of what most people expect from the animal world. Scientists explain the peculiar adaptations behind their ...

Without it, teeth this small can slip past standard collecting. “This discovery helps fill a gap in understanding the geography and evolution of our earliest primate relatives after dinosaur ...

A monkey descending a tree trunk often keeps its head up, moving almost like a cautious climber backing down a ladder. Squirrels and many other mammals, by contrast, tend to go headfirst. That ...

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.

1. Introduction / Tracy L. Kivell, Pierre Lemelin, Brian G. Richmond, and Daniel Schmitt -- 2. On primitiveness, prehensility, and opposability of the primate hand : the contributions of Frederic Wood ...