A big difference between humans and other apes is the ability to stride easily on two feet. A new analysis of fossil bones shows that adaptations for bipedal walking go back 7 million years.

Sub-Saharan Africa has already lost up to half of its primate numbers - a type of animals that includes apes and monkeys - ...

Across the country, zoos are quietly turning a post-holiday problem into a win for animals and the environment. Instead of ...

Historic climate change influenced northeast India primates’ evolution, distribution, and decline, stressing conservation urgency.

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

Then they use the rudimentary spears, which are around 75 centimetres long, to stab bushbabies while they sleep in their ...

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

Redd’s daily treatment reveals how orangutans with chronic respiratory diseases are adapting to use certain medical tools ...

In a major policy reversal, the Trump administration has ordered the CDC to cease all scientific research involving primates, ...

When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyse the morphology of bones — which is crucial for understanding the evolution of bipedalism — focusing mainly on muscle insertion ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These five research-backed insights show why the octopus ...

Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued new draft guidance on reducing the use of lab monkeys in preclinical toxicity studies for certain monoclonal antibodies. The ...