The white-handed gibbon comes closest to humans in the study, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%. It’s the only other top-ranked “monotocous” species, meaning it usually has one offspring per pregnancy, ...

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

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he is coordinating with federal agencies to end federally funded animal testing and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Primates have larger brains than most other mammals of their size. This gives them advanced ...

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

A team in the Hübner and Diecke Labs at the Max Delbrück Center have shown how human and non-human primate hearts differ genetically. The study, published in “Nature Cardiovascular Research,” reveals ...

AMES, Iowa – A new study from an Iowa State University biologist shows that menopause in mid-life is a uniquely human phenomenon among primates. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National ...

Scientists researching primates, called "primatologists," have learned a lot over the years about our closest evolutionary ...

ASSOCIATED PRESS — The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. And for more than a century, they have held a ...

The Chinese CDC said a Beijing-based researcher, 53, became ill after dissecting two monkeys while studying non-human primate breeding.