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

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­­ ­ ­­— 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.

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 ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts – from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain – have been assembled in fits and starts over the four billion years of our ...

Around 8% of the human genome is made up of ancient viral sequences—endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) that integrated into our ancestors’ germline millions of years ago. Once thought to be inert genetic ...