Male primates may be larger than females partly because of pressure from rival groups, not just competition with males inside ...

Researchers reveals how walking on two legs and expanding brain size drove the evolution of human right-handedness.

The evolutionary journey from primitive plesiadapiforms to early primates during the Paleocene and Eocene epochs represents a critical chapter in mammalian history. Fossil records from these periods ...

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.

A fossil that would fit on a baby’s fingertip has revealed fresh clues about the evolution of the earliest-known relative of all primates, including humans. Remains of the now extinct shrew-sized ...

In many primate species, males are much larger than their female counterparts, which is generally attributed to male ...