As members of the exclusive primate family, we humans know just how special this mammalian order is. Even our most distant ...

“We know the community of microbes living in the large intestine can produce compounds that affect aspects of human biology – ...

At the ends of your toes are an evolutionary artifact of humans’ primate history ... predecessors forage fruits and nuts at the end of tree branches, says Doug Boyer, an associate professor ...

Today I’d like you to join me as I continue my father’s work, only this time going back an additional 16 million generations ...

This year marked Ellms Family Tree Farm’s 20th year of involvement in the program, uniting volunteers at the farm on Monday to help load approximately 150 Christmas trees to be shipped out to ...

Primates evolved their grasping hands millions of years ago as a survival tool for life in the trees. Their common ancestors developed opposable thumbs, an evolutionary leap that allowed them to ...

AS FAR AS THE BUSINESS ITSELF, THERE’S STILL PEOPLE CALLING AND PEOPLE WHO’VE NEVER GOTTEN A FRESH TREE THAT’S GROWING BECAUSE EVERY FARM CONTINUES TO TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR FAMILY BUSINESS AND HOPE TO ...

In the Department of Primate Behavior and Evolution, we use genomic approaches to shed light on the patterns and processes that guide primate evolution, including their evolutionary history, social ...

PONTOTOC – For Jane Peters, a recent trip on a cold, sunny fall day to Carnes Farms in Pontotoc was her first time to help her parents pick out a Christmas tree. She's too young to likely ...