Evolution of human saliva tracked back to primates

Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays: aiding in digestion, maintaining ...
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Study finds apes have friendship circles like humans

Recent research has shattered previous assumptions about primate social complexity, revealing that chimpanzees and bonobos ...
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Humans Take Longer to Heal Than Other Primates, Likely Thanks to Our Lack of Fur

That scratch on your arm, that scrape on your knee - they're taking their sweet time to heal, and it's likely the fault of your fur, or, really, your lack thereof. Testing the speed of skin healing in ...
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Study: Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to walk on two legs

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates ...

Lab monkeys from Tulane University escape after truck crashes on I-59; 3 still on the loose

Officials said the monkeys weigh about 40 pounds each, are aggressive toward humans and require personal protective equipment ...

UPDATE: Tulane not consulted before unexposed monkeys were destroyed

:A spokesperson for Tulane confirms they were not consulted regarding the destruction of the monkeys. They also released this ...