Watching Ancient Hominins Giving Birth
The human birthing process is more difficult than that of any other primate. One researcher is using bones and computers to figure out why—and what to do about it.
Primates
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Primate Vocalizations Are Much More Than Gibberish
Nonhuman primates clearly do more than just screech meaningless sounds at each other, but what are the limits of their communication?
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How Molecular Clocks Are Refining Human Evolution’s Timeline
Scientists are getting better and better at using DNA to figure out when key evolutionary events happened.
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Is Violence Embedded in Our DNA?
Some research suggests that throughout our evolution an innate tendency toward fighting shaped human anatomy. But anthropologists are sharply divided on the matter.
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Nature’s Most Creative Copulators
Why have humans taken mammalian sex to a whole new level?
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New Study: 60 Percent of Primate Species Threatened With Extinction
Primates are in big trouble. And it's our fault.