Researchers have shed new light on the features that enable tree-dwelling mammals to move effectively through their ...

A new study explains how climbing down trees helped shape upright posture in early primates and changed the course of evolution.

Biologists have debated the reason why Homo sapiens evolved a prominent lower jaw, but this unique feature may actually be a by-product of other traits shaped by natural selection ...

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.

NEW YORK -- The nearly complete and remarkably preserved skeleton of a small, 47 million-year-old creature found in Germany was displayed Tuesday by scientists who said it would help illuminate the ...

Researchers have shed new light on the features that enable tree-dwelling mammals to move effectively through their environments, providing insights ...

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

When ancient retroviruses slipped bits of their DNA into the primate genome millions of years ago, they successfully preserved their own genetic legacy. Today an estimated 8 percent of the human ...