A new study has shed light on why our brains evolved to be so large. The answer lies in the microbes present in our guts.

The order Primates consists of not only our closest relatives on earth, the seven great apes, but also over 450 species of monkeys, lemurs, lorises ...

Recent scientific efforts have advanced the development of a comprehensive primate evolutionary timetree, filling significant ...

Understanding the ways humans and animals organize and execute complex sequences of behavior sheds light on the evolution of ...

Scientists discover gut bacteria's impact on human brain size. A Northwestern University study reveals a link between gut ...

Discover how gut bacteria may have influenced the development of our large brains. Dive into the groundbreaking study that ...

The human environment is a very social one. Family, friends, colleagues, strangers – they all provide a continuous stream of ...

Previous studies report that geometric measures of incisor size and curvature in extant anthropoid primates correspond to dietary differences. However, other methodologies of assessing incisor shape ...

The human environment is a very social one. Family, friends, colleagues, strangers—they all provide a continuous stream of ...

This study explores how humans and other primates, like apes, manage social dynamics. Both humans and primates identify agents and patients in events, with eye-tracking studies showing similar ...

A new laboratory study in mice suggests that primates like humans evolved large brains with a helping hand from microbes that ...