These papers were first presented as a symposium at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston, Dec. 27, 1953. They were published in the Sept. 1954 issue of ...

Introduction -- A brief history of primatology and human evolution -- The catarrhine fossil record -- Primate speciation and extinction -- Anatomical primatology -- Captive studies of non-human ...

Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays: aiding in digestion, maintaining strong teeth and defending against oral disease. However, the evolution of ...

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 ...

Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays in aiding digestion, maintaining strong teeth and defending against oral disease. However, the evolution of ...

Longer thumbs mean bigger brains and this is “pivotal” to human evolution, research has found. Scientists studied 94 fossils and living animals to understand how our ancestors developed their gripping ...

Recent investigations into primate behaviour have underscored the importance of cultural evolution — the process by which behaviours and skills are socially transmitted and refined over successive ...

Longer thumbs mean bigger brains and this is “pivotal” to human evolution, research has found. “Large brains and dexterous hands are considered pivotal in human evolution, together making possible ...