Primates originated in cold environments, not the tropics. Their past adaptations reveal insights for conservation today.

Researchers have found a consistent link between thumb length and brain size in primates. Scientists at the University of Reading studied 94 different primate species and found that species with ...

A new study examines the evolutionary connection between the fine manipulation of objects and the associated development of ...

It suggests that manual dexterity and brain evolution are connected across the entire primate lineage, from lemurs to humans. Notably, the correlation held even when human data were excluded, ...

Think you know monkeys? From bananas to big-screen stereotypes, Dr. Paul Garber busts the biggest monkey myths with real ...

The tarsier, a tiny primate, is actually one of nature's strangest contradictions. While this agile predator can catch bats in mid-flight, at the same time, it's so weak that stress can make it act in ...

In the misty highlands of Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, where the call of the mountain gorilla echoes through bamboo forests, Benjamin Mugabukomeye's name is known not only among fellow ...

The secret of humans' fondness for booze may lie with our primate ancestors (but they were sensible tipplers, not drunken ...

Francis Martin considers the most pressing issues that are awaiting the attention of the next Primate ...

WASHINGTON >> Bipedal locomotion — walking upright on two legs — is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind’s success. Scientists have now identified two innovations that occurred long ago in the ...

The tarsier, a tiny primate, is actually one of nature's strangest contradictions. While this agile predator can catch bats in mid-flight, at the same time, it's so weak that stress can make it act in ...

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 ...