Indian Scientists Discover New Primate Species
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There are 19 macaque species in Asia and one in Africa, and they are said to be second only to human beings in their wide geographical distribution.
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Parkinson's researchers inject human stem cells into primates for the first time, with promising results.
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A bird species new to science is found by researchers on a remote island in the Philippines.
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A recent census of the world's primate population finds that many of them are in danger of disappearing
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A massive palm tree discovered on the island of Madagascar represents a new genus and species, researchers say.
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SCIENTISTS have discovered a new species of flightless bird on a remote island in the Philippines, the conservation group BirdLife International said yesterday.
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106 chimpanzees, 32 orangutans and 105 babies face "The Primate Cognition Test Battery.".
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A new genetic study of the tiger family has discovered a previously unknown sub-species of the big cats, an researchers report in Plos Biology.
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By ELIANE ENGELER GENEVA - Scientists have discovered at least 52 new species of animals and plants on the southeast Asian island of Borneo since 2005, including a catfish with protruding teeth and suction cups on its belly to help it stick to rocks, WWF International said Tuesday.
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UK researchers have collected the first hard evidence of monkeys using tools, Science magazine reports.
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In Spain scientists have discovered 13-million-year-old fossils of new species of ape. The species may have been the last common ancestor of humans and all great apes living today. Photo Gallery.
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By Steve Connor  Thousands of species of marine animals have been discovered by a team of biologists investigating the rich ocean wildlife living around the Philippine island of Panglao.
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In Spain scientists have discovered 13-million-year-old fossils of a new species of ape. The species may have been the last common ancestor of humans and all great apes living today. Includes photo gallery.
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A new and tiny species of human that lived in Indonesia at the same time our own ancestors were colonising the world were discovered by scientists.
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Azy and Indah are about to go off to school, but they certainly are not ordinary students. They're orangutans, long-limbed, long-haired, bright-eyed primates who will become the first residents of the Great Ape Trust of Iowa, where Rob Shumaker and his associates will study their behavior and learning capabilities.
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NEW YORK Scientists from India working in the Himalayas have discovered a new species of monkey, a stocky, short-tailed, brown-haired creature they have named the Macaca munzala, or Arunachal macaque.
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By Steve Connor  The first detailed survey of the microbial "zoo" living on the human body has found far more species than expected - and a significant proportion are new to science.