A team at the Hübner and Diecke Labs at the Max Delbrück Center has shown how human and non-human primate hearts differ genetically. The study, published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, reveals ...

Crying is one of the most recognizable human emotional signals. Tears appear when people experience grief, relief, joy, or ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In May, wildlife biologist Kuenzang Dorji was honored with a Whitley Award for his work to protect Gee’s golden langurs (Trachypithecus geei), ...

Tiny, tooth-sized fossils have just reshaped the story of our deepest ancestry. Paleontologists have discovered the southernmost remains ever found of Purgatorius—the earliest-known relative of all ...

We generated genome assemblies — models of genomes that are created by pasting together short lengths of sequenced DNA — for 187 primate species 3. We then aligned the whole human genome to assemblies ...

Tiny fossil teeth from Colorado are revealing new clues about the very first relatives of primates, including humans.

Longer thumbs mean bigger brains and this is “pivotal” to human evolution, research has found. Scientists studied 94 fossils and living animals to understand how our ancestors developed their gripping ...

Introduction -- A brief history of primatology and human evolution -- The catarrhine fossil record -- Primate speciation and extinction -- Anatomical primatology -- Captive studies of non-human ...

Crows can recognize geometric patterns, suggesting that humans aren't unique in understanding shape structure.

A team in the Hübner and Diecke Labs at the Max Delbrück Center have shown how human and non-human primate hearts differ genetically. The study, published in “Nature Cardiovascular Research,” reveals ...