Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

Over 30 million years ago, monkeys crossed the Atlantic on rafts. Researchers believe they made the 1,000-mile journey on ...

Newly analyzed fossil skeleton of Mixodectes pungens reveals its tree-dwelling lifestyle, dietary habits, and ties to ...

Further back in evolution, two babies at once was the norm. Our ancient primate ancestors gave birth to twins. Modern humans overwhelmingly birth just a single child – a rather large child with ...

The fossil primate’s tooth shapes indicate a diet of insects. Its small eye sockets suggest that the ancient primates were diurnal, unlike tarsiers, which have since evolved larger eyes to better see ...

Research suggests that ancient primates, including early humans, typically gave birth to twins, a common trait in their evolutionary history. Over time, singletons became more prevalent due to the ...

and analysis of the ancient primate's remains. Nevertheless, the processes that affect the carcass form an important part of the context scientists need to best understand the circumstances of the ...

A new fossil discovery indicates a second primate group also traversed the Atlantic millions of years ago on a raft of vegetation. Lisa Winter became social media editor for The Scientist in 2017. In ...

Paleontology and Primate Evolution explores the prehistory ... Some articles describe how artifacts and ancient hominin remains are analyzed and how scientists infer biology and behavior from ...