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Capuchin Monkeys Hunt More Small Vertebrates When Fruit Runs Low

Authors say this seasonal shift in diet could model an early step toward regular meat eating in human ancestors.

Protein Analysis Shows All Sampled Homo Naledi Remains Are Female

Ancient DNA Switches Tied to Language Predate the Human–Neanderthal Split

Egyptian Ape Fossil Challenges East Africa as Cradle of Modern Apes

First Afar Paranthropus Fossil Pushes Genus’ Range 1,000 Kilometers North

Digital Reconstruction of 1.5-Million-Year-Old Ethiopian Skull Redraws Early Homo Erectus Picture

New Study Says 'Little Foot' May Represent an Unknown Australopithecus Species

Ancient DNA From Southern Africa Reveals Long-Isolated Homo Sapiens Lineage

Study Recasts Ardi’s 4.4-Million-Year-Old Ankle, Blending Ape-Like Climbing With Early Bipedal Traits

First Paranthropus Boisei Hand Reveals Human-Like Dexterity With Gorilla-Like Power

Study Finds Wild Chimps Consume About One Human Drink’s Worth of Ethanol Daily

Human-Accelerated Enhancer HAR123 Shapes Brain Cell Ratios and Cognitive Flexibility in Mice

Modern Humans Experienced Two Rounds of Selection on a Brain Enzyme

Maggot-Infested Meat Diet Offers Explanation for Neanderthal Nitrogen Signature

Most Primate Societies Lack Fixed Sex-Based Dominance

Placental Steroid Hypothesis Links Hormones to Human Brain Evolution