Twins have been rare in human history and for that reason can seem special. Many cultures associate twins with health and vitality, while others see them as a philosophical reminder of the duality of ...

A new study from Indiana University discovered that bonobos, humans’ closest living relatives, make similar vocalizations ...

Discovery of second primate lineage that crossed the Atlantic to settle in the New World. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Journal Science DOI 10.1126/science.aba1135.

While laughter is often considered uniquely human, tied to language and sense of humor, all great apes produce remarkably ...

Tracing the primate lineage. Scientists have two schools of thought when it comes to the origins of primates. Some believe the lineage began around 56 million years ago, ...

The most comprehensive genomic study ever on primates - a group whose membership includes lemurs, monkeys, apes and people - has revealed pivotal genetic traits that are uniquely human while ...

Great apes – bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans – all emit play calls that acoustically resemble human chuckles.

The lineage emerged in North America millions of years after the apparent extinction of all other known primates on the continent, making the taxon a “Lazarus” species—one that crops up ...

A 47 million-year-old primate may have been a fashionista of sorts, as new analysis of the fossil suggests it sported grooming claws. Besides helping the primate rake through its fur, the grooming ...

Analyses of primate visual pigments show that our color vision evolved in an unusual way and that the brain is more adaptable than generally thought To our eyes, the world is arrayed in a ...

In 2015, scientists announced the recovery of primate teeth from animals that lived 36 million years ago in the Peruvian Amazon basin believed to have been the ancestors of New World monkeys. With no ...

From there, many primate lineages, including ours, evolved to have increasingly larger bodies and brains. Our new research also shows that the switch from birthing twins to birthing singletons ...