The proposal to convert Oregon Health & Science University’s controversial primate research center into a sanctuary for thousands of animals is no longer viable because there is no federal funding ...

Humans sleep less than every other primate on record, despite having the biggest brains — biologists call it the human sleep ...

Biologists group animals with similar traits into broad categories called orders. Despite their similarities, animal species ...

This adorable yet dangerous animal from the rainforests of Southeast Asia faces extinction hampered by the illegal trade in ...

A new analysis supports the previously overlooked "brain lag" hypothesis—the idea that, in some primate lineages, the evolution of larger body size preceded the evolution of larger brain size—while ...

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Summary: A new study has completely revived and expanded this lost chapter of human evolution. Leveraging modern molecular genetic dating and advanced phylogenetic statistical modeling, researchers ...

2024 had a lot of great movies of all stripes: Sci-fi! Action! Comedy! Animation! Thrillers! But there was one micro-genre that had a particularly noteworthy year: the primate picture. At least five ...