The whites of your eyes are not an accident. They are, scientists now believe, one of the most sophisticated social ...

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Imagine watching a video of a chimpanzee. The ape pulls its lips back in a wide, playful grin. Without realizing it, the ...

Primate ageing But despite all our clothing, high-rises, technology, it turns out humans age and die at the same rate as other primates. The finding, published in the latest issue of Science, shows ...

Humans perceive emotional expressions displayed by non-human primates and spontaneously mimic these expressions, according to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­­ ­ ­­— Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays: aiding in digestion, maintaining strong teeth and defending against oral disease.

On dry nights, the San hunter-gatherers of Namibia often sleep under the stars. They have no electric lights or new Netflix releases keeping them awake. Yet when they rise in the morning, they haven’t ...

AMES, Iowa – A new study from an Iowa State University biologist shows that menopause in mid-life is a uniquely human phenomenon among primates. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National ...

Humans not only recognize emotions on the faces of monkeys and apes but also unconsciously mimic those expressions.