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

From early on, what has set the human species apart from all others is the ability to direct ever-increasing power toward our ...

These papers were first presented as a symposium at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston, Dec. 27, 1953. They were published in the Sept. 1954 issue of ...

Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays in aiding digestion, maintaining strong teeth and defending against oral disease. However, the evolution of ...

What events led to differences between humans and other primates? What changes throughout evolution underlie such a dramatic shift in how we socialize and process information? Although somewhat ...

Recent investigations into primate behaviour have underscored the importance of cultural evolution — the process by which behaviours and skills are socially transmitted and refined over successive ...

Here's something that'll make your next giggle session feel a bit weird: scientists genuinely can't figure out if your laughter evolved from joyful chimp panting or from the threatening bared-teeth ...

Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary trade-off between big brains, bipedalism and the limits of motherhood.