Human testicles are much smaller, in proportion, to some of our primate cousins. Evolution can tell us why. But the size of ...

Such studies have provided novel perspectives on early primate brain evolution by quantifying features such as the encephalisation quotient and the relative proportions of sensory regions [1].

Nicole Barber, a PhD student who studies primate evolution at the Museum, says, 'It's really exciting that this fossil pushes our understanding of this group of primates back by a few million years.' ...

For early humans, these versatile appendages would have been essential for gathering food and deploying tools for hunting and defense. Luke Fannin, Dartmouth Get the Popular Science daily ...

In primate groups, social bonding through grooming is a common practice. “Grooming consists of picking through the fur of ...

Study sheds new light on the social evolution of primates For decades, ... For decades, researchers have studied our earliest mammalian ancestors for clues as to how we evolved socially.

Some Early Primates Had Both Claws And Nails A 2018 study published in the Journal of Human Evolution challenges long-held assumptions about the early evolution of primate fingernails.

New research suggests that the unique way human placentas produce sex hormones during pregnancy may have been a key driver ...

Research at CCMB in Hyderabad reveals genetic links between diet quality and brain size evolution in primates.

They say everything's bigger in Texas. And that appears to be true, at least in the case of a group of ancient ...

We looked at fossil teeth from hominins (humans and our closest extinct relatives) from the Omo Valley in Ethiopia, where we can see traces of more than two million years of human evolution, as well ...