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

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

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

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 ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

What sets mankind's closest relatives -- monkeys, apes, and other primates -- apart from other animals? According to a new study, one answer is that primates are less susceptible to the seasonal ups ...

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

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As cyclones and droughts are expected to grow in frequency and intensity while global temperatures rise, humankind’s closest relatives will become increasingly vulnerable to extinction, scientists say ...

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 ...

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 ...