The whites of your eyes are not an accident. They are, scientists now believe, one of the most sophisticated social communication tools in the animal kingdom.

Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...

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 ...

To make long distance space travel possible, we need to figure out how to hibernate. But we're primates, and primates just can't do that! Or can we...? Thank you so much to the Duke Lemur Center for ...

Surgeries on primates have become more common in recent years. With a better understanding of how anesthesia affects them, ...

New research on Monday contradicted the commonly held idea that males dominate females among primates, revealing far more nuanced power dynamics in the relationships of our close relatives. "For a ...

The Primate Rescue Center has been tucked away on private land in Jessamine County for 30 years, yet many central Kentuckians ...

With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Galdikas changed the face of science and opened the world’s eyes to how similar humans are ...

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Scientists have ...

Primates already face “unprecedented challenges," researchers said, and climate change is likely to bring additional burdens, according to the study. The study by a group of more than 100 researchers ...