Live Science spoke with Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary anthropologist and author of the book "Adaptable," about the science of human diversity.

A deaf dog’s reaction to being told he is going for a walk is warming hearts online, after footage was shared earlier this month. The video, filmed by Skye Tibbetts, shows her husband telling their ...

They already have the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, lay eggs like reptiles and have venom like snakes.

Scientists call this phenomenon emotional mimicry. Biologists and psychologists consider this automatic matching of another’s ...

From tool-using chimpanzees to puzzle-solving capuchins, the primate world is packed with surprising brainpower. But how do the planet’s cleverest monkeys and apes really compare with human intelligen ...

Historically considered a more peaceful species than their chimpanzee cousins, bonobos are actually just as aggressive -- but target their ire most often at males, according to a study published ...

Conservative Anglican leaders have overhauled Gafcon’s leadership and signal a sharper break from the historic Anglican Communion. On Thursday, leaders meeting in Abuja replaced the Gafcon Primates Co ...

A monkey descending a tree trunk often keeps its head up, moving almost like a cautious climber backing down a ladder. Squirrels and many other mammals, by contrast, tend to go headfirst. That ...

Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated female bobsledder in the sport's history, came into the Milan Cortina Games still chasing the ultimate prize. Despite a long list of Olympic success, the ...