When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

The human body is eerily similar to a complex machine, with countless delicate parts. These parts range from the tiniest of ...

The northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) and the southern muriqui (B. arachnoides) are the two species of the largest ...

Jane Goodall died Wednesday. As she was universally regarded as the greatest living expert on chimpanzees, her passing is a ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibres, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks” ...

Chimpanzees could be consuming the equivalent of a beer and half a day from eating alcoholic fruits, according to the first estimates of wild chimp alcohol intake. By virtue of their fruit-filled ...

Biological evolution has woven an intricate tapestry of life through time, a pattern we are just beginning to fully appreciate. As we work to relate Earth's history and environment to the evolution of ...

The longer the thumb, the bigger the brain, evolution study suggests By Pranjal Malewar September 07, 2025 The research found the bigger a primate's brain the longer its thumbs were, affirming a ...

Introdction: The CD300 family comprises immunoglobulin superfamily receptors that regulate immune cell function through inhibitory or activating signals. CD300A and CD300C form a paired receptor ...

The human fascination with watching others—whether through reality TV, Instagram stories or overheard drama—is often dismissed as nosiness. But new research suggests this impulse may be a social ...

An updated evolutionary model shows that living systems evolve in a split-and-hit-the-gas dynamic, where new lineages appear in sudden bursts rather than during a long marathon of gradual changes.