By Spoorthy Raman Between 2000 and 2023, more than 6,000 African primates were traded internationally in 50 countries, ...

The human brain is a greedy organ. It gulps energy, demands constant upkeep, and somehow grew far larger (relative to body ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

The microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tract-the gut microbiome, can exert a profound influence on the human body, and ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways associated with differences in brain size and cognitive function A new study sug ...

A big difference between humans and other apes is the ability to stride easily on two feet. A new analysis of fossil bones shows that adaptations for bipedal walking go back 7 million years.

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

Four little marmosets glowing green could be heralds of a new species for modeling human diseases. Japanese scientists engineered the marmosets to make green fluorescent protein in all the cells of ...

Researchers are looking for answers behind the mystery of Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest known primate that ever lived.

This week news services were all a-twitter about a 47-million-year-old fossil primate from the famous Messel deposits of Germany. Named Darwinius masillae and described in the journal PLoS One, the ...

Primate brains may have grown larger and more complex thanks to a fruit-filled diet, a new study suggests. The researchers analyzed the brain sizes and diets of over 140 primate species spanning apes, ...