A new analysis supports the previously overlooked "brain lag" hypothesis—the idea that, in some primate lineages, the evolution of larger body size preceded the evolution of larger brain size—while ...

While playing catcher at Toledo, Avon grad Emma Ody admired the program Craig Nicholson built at the University of Akron. After entering the transfer portal in May, Ody received an offer to play for ...

A surprising new study suggests the earliest primates didn't originate in tropical forests but in cold, dry parts of North America. Some may have even survived seasonal Arctic conditions by slowing ...

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It’s a game of monkey mean, monkey grew. Territorial tension may be behind the size of male primates. In many primate species, males have evolved to be bigger than their female counterparts, a ...

A new bipartisan bill could end the import of primates for U.S. research, targeting the roughly 20,000 monkeys brought into the country each year for laboratories or their suppliers. Sponsored by U.S.

OHSU has begun formal talks about turning the nation’s largest publicly funded primate research center into a sanctuary for its experimental subjects but it’s not clear if that leading idea for the ...

In human societies, authoritarian regimes tend to frown on playful behaviour in adults, whereas egalitarian societies have more tolerance for humour, creativity and frolic. Martina Francesconi at the ...

After the massive success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Mario, Luigi, Peach and the rest of the gang have returned for a galaxy-spanning adventure. And this time, Yoshi's there, too! Below, you'll ...

The Primate Myth: Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The RainForest at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo shut down almost two years ago, but is set to reinvent itself with a reopening this summer. “Where we’re standing right now is ...

Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. And his zookeeper has told CNN that the seemingly ...