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

Researchers are looking for answers behind the mystery of Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest known primate that ever lived.

As cyclones and droughts are expected to grow in frequency and intensity while global temperatures rise, humankind’s closest relatives will become increasingly vulnerable to extinction, scientists say ...

Primates are the most fascinating and diverse mammals on Earth, ranging from familiar monkeys to bizarre, unusual and ...

As the coronavirus pandemic rages across the globe, much of the focus centers on the growing human death toll, which has climbed above one million. But experts caution that a handful of our closest ...

A recent study elaborates a connection between thumbs and brains in primates and is explained in the journal Communications Biology. After an investigation of 94 primate species, experts explained ...

This week news services were all a-twitter about a 47-million-year-old fossil primate from the famous Messel deposits of Germany. Named Darwinius masillae and described in the journal PLoS One, the ...

Self-pleasure occurs all across the animal kingdom, but it’s still unclear why primates in particular evolved autosexual behavior. By Laura Baisas Published Jun 6, 2023 7:01 PM EDT Get the Popular ...

Two newly reported complete skeletons of primates show that this group that includes humans' closest relatives such as chimps and lemurs is 10 million years older than scientists previously thought, ...

Animal rights groups celebrate, but the Trump administration is light on specifics about phasing out federally funded medical ...

Primate locomotion is the study of movements and postures in arboreal and terrestrial environments. Primates are masters of life in the trees, primarily due to their grasping hands and feet. Body size ...

Have you ever wondered why some people have lighter eyes than others? Differences in iris coloration have traditionally been explained as a result of sexual selection, but a recent study led by ...