This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

The evolutionary journey from primitive plesiadapiforms to early primates during the Paleocene and Eocene epochs represents a critical chapter in mammalian history. Fossil records from these periods ...

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

NEW YORK -- The nearly complete and remarkably preserved skeleton of a small, 47 million-year-old creature found in Germany was displayed Tuesday by scientists who said it would help illuminate the ...

The extinction of dinosaurs about 65 million years ago helped create an environment where fruits could thrive, leading to the evolution of primates, a new study has found. The new study, published in ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Cover -- Cortical Evolution in Primates -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and tables ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyze the morphology of bones—which is crucial for understanding the evolution of bipedalism—focusing mainly on muscle insertion sites.

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright movement. It helps explain how human ancestors left life on all fours ...

The brain does not merely recognize the human voice. A study from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) shows that certain areas of our auditory cortex specifically react to the vocalizations ...