Learn how 3D models of primate birth canals found that squirrel monkeys, bushbabies, and other small species may face a ...

But new evidence has started to challenge the notion that human childbirth is uniquely dangerous. A new paper published today ...

Researchers from 24 countries have analyzed the genomes of 809 individuals from 233 primate species, generating the most complete catalog of genomic information about our closest relatives to date.

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

For nearly 30 years, a landmark study shaped how scientists understood the relationship between brain and body size in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Primates have larger brains ...

Primate species with better color vision are not more likely to have red skin or fur coloration, as previously thought. Primate species with better colour vision are not more likely to have red skin ...

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

A new study challenges the long-held idea that early primates began in warm tropical forests. Fossil and climate evidence suggests some early primates may have lived in cold, dry North American ...