Given the large size and arboreal niche of the extant apes (gibbons are probably secondarily dwarfed: Tyler, 1993), large body size may also be a stem hominoid characteristic. In crown hominoids ...
Humans’ closest primate relatives lost their tails long ago, but exactly how has remained a mystery. A breakthrough in genetic research may finally offer answers.
Changes from an ape-like anatomy are discernible in hominoid fossils from the late Miocene in Africa. Some hominoid species from this period exhibit traits that are typical of humans but are not ...
Until three years ago nobody had developed a vaccine against any parasitic disease. Now there are two against malaria: the ...
Ungar, Peter S. Scott, Peter S. Scott, Jessica R. and Teaford, Mark 2008. Technique and Application in Dental Anthropology. p. 389. Fortelius, Mikael Agustí, Jordi ...
The Vatican recently proclaimed a “Declaration of Infinite Dignity” (Declaration). It states that people who are not ...
In his new book Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid, Gregory Forth sets out to disentangle the mysteries of the creatures who may or may not be descendants ...
More than 600,000 people die of malaria each year. With low-cost, very effective vaccines being deployed we should be able to ...
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