A groundbreaking study has traced the 66-million-year evolutionary history of primates and overturned conventional thought that our ancestors originally inhabited warm tropical forests. Using advanced ...

A monkey descending a tree trunk often keeps its head up, moving almost like a cautious climber backing down a ladder.

A new study explains how climbing down trees helped shape upright posture in early primates and changed the course of evolution.

Learn about the different ways mammals descended from trees and what this can tell us about early primate evolution.

The family tree of humans may run deeper than previously thought, stretching back millions of years to small, nimble primates that lived in ancient forests of what is now Wyoming's Bighorn Basin. The ...

In honor of Duke’s Centennial, The Chronicle is highlighting pivotal figures and events throughout the University’s history. Here, we take a look at the founding of the Duke Lemur Center: The Duke ...