Scientists researching primates, called "primatologists," have learned a lot over the years about our closest evolutionary ...

Twins have been rare in human history and for that reason can seem special. Many cultures associate twins with health and vitality, while others see them as a philosophical reminder of the duality of ...

The evolutionary journey from primitive plesiadapiforms to early primates during the Paleocene and Eocene epochs represents a critical chapter in mammalian history. Fossil records from these periods ...

“A 62-million-year-old skeleton of this quality and completeness offers novel insights into mixodectids, including a much clearer picture of their evolutionary relationships,” study co-author and Yale ...

Primates are the most fascinating and diverse mammals on Earth, ranging from familiar monkeys to bizarre, unusual and ...

Although they came into their own only after the extinction of the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, mammals had maintained a low-profile existence for some 150 million years before that. New ...

When an asteroid struck 66 million years ago and wiped out dinosaurs not related to birds and three-quarters of life on Earth, early ancestors of primates and marsupials were among the only ...

There was an interesting study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last week that generated some discussion on Twitter and elsewhere (here's the press release that ...

If you looked inside a T. rex mouth, you’d see some 12-inch teeth. That’s longer than a cat’s tail! I asked my friend Aaron Blackwell if dinosaurs used those big chompers on humans. He’s an ...

While for us the discovery of a cavity might mean it's time for a trip to the dentist's office, their discovery in our early ancestors can act as an important indicator of ancient dietary trends.