Most primate species have relatively large brains with surfaces marked by pronounced bulges and furrows. This is not the case with common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). The brains of these small ...

Primates’ decision-making in economic contexts follows distinctive patterns, as initially described by Prospect Theory. Social animals, such as monkeys, live in hierarchically structured groups where ...

In a new article published in Frontiers in Bioinformatics, biologists Dr. Jack M Craig, Dr. Blair Hedges, and Dr. Sudhir Kumar, all at Temple University, have built an evolutionary tree that ...

Research suggests 66 percent of primate species are vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered and 85 percent of primate species are in decline. In many ways, humans are largely to blame. While ...

Fleas, tapeworms, Giardia, pinworms: Parasites are all around us. But some animals are more susceptible than others. Take the well-studied chimpanzee, for example: it's known to host over 100 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A global study shows primates play, groom, and care for other species, offering new insight into the origins of human-animal bonds ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed the presence of Hepatitis B virus in wild New World primates in the Amazon. This alarming ...

Researchers have found evidence that primates colonised northern Canada 52 million years ago. Kaca Skokanova/Shutterstock This warmer period had a major impact on biodiversity. But it also has ...

A crying baby, a screaming adult, a teenager whose voice cracks — people could have sounded this shrill all the time, a new study suggests, if not for a crucial step in human evolution. Vocal ...