An international study led by the University of Oxford documented 427 friendly cross-species interactions involving 88 primate species and 127 partner species, including dogs, pigs, birds, squirrels, ...

Interactions between primates and animals outside their families have been documented for a long time, from predator-prey ...

A new study led by a Duke University scientist overturns a long-held idea about how primates, including humans, came to have ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different from our closest relatives. Our ...

Discover how capuchin monkeys and other primates form deep bonds with different species, suggesting a long evolutionary ...

New research reveals that vision, not frontal lobe expansion, drove the evolution of large brains in primates, including ...

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. However, the evolution of ...

A team of evolutionary scientists, dermatologists and wildlife specialists affiliated with several institutions in Japan, Kenya and France has found that human skin wounds take nearly three times as ...

Humans appear to be the only species clearly proven to shed tears specifically because of emotions. Elephants, primates, and dogs show behaviors and biological responses that come closest to human ...

On dry nights, the San hunter-gatherers of Namibia often sleep under the stars. They have no electric lights or new Netflix releases keeping them awake. Yet when they rise in the morning, they haven’t ...

Oregon Health & Science University’s board unanimously voted Monday to dramatically reshape its embattled primate research ...