Analysis of fossils found in the far north of Canada has revealed that two previously unknown species of ancient near-primates lived above the Arctic Circle some 52 million years ago, according to new ...

Researchers have found a link between long thumbs and big brains, suggesting the two features evolved together ...

The rich genetic diversity and evolutionary history of primates – the group that includes monkeys, apes, lemurs and humans ourselves - has been revealed in full for the first time in a new research ...

Forget Planet of the Apes. Earth has long been the planet of the monkeys. With over 330 species, monkeys are a diverse group of primates, split into two major lineages: Old World monkeys of Africa and ...

Globally, gibbons are one of the most threatened families of primates, while the pileated gibbon is listed as endangered - Copyright SITE Intelligence Group/AFP/File ...

Artist's reconstruction of the early primate. Image courtesy of Xijun Ni. The fossil of an ancient primate found in China, Archicebus achilles, is the most well-preserved primate skeleton of its kind ...