New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright movement. It helps explain how human ancestors left life on all fours ...

Scientists researching primates, called "primatologists," have learned a lot over the years about our closest evolutionary ...

A recent study elaborates a connection between thumbs and brains in primates and is explained in the journal Communications Biology. After an investigation of 94 primate species, experts explained ...

Researchers are looking for answers behind the mystery of Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest known primate that ever lived.

As cyclones and droughts are expected to grow in frequency and intensity while global temperatures rise, humankind’s closest relatives will become increasingly vulnerable to extinction, scientists say ...

This week news services were all a-twitter about a 47-million-year-old fossil primate from the famous Messel deposits of Germany. Named Darwinius masillae and described in the journal PLoS One, the ...

Self-pleasure occurs all across the animal kingdom, but it’s still unclear why primates in particular evolved autosexual behavior. By Laura Baisas Published Jun 6, 2023 7:01 PM EDT Get the Popular ...

Residents are "strongly" advised to keep doors and windows securely closed. Forty-three primates remain on the loose in a South Carolina town, two days after escaping from a research laboratory, ...

Animal rights groups celebrate, but the Trump administration is light on specifics about phasing out federally funded medical ...

A groundbreaking new study reveals that changes to the gut microbiome can change the way the brain works.Humans have the ...