Evolutionary Anthropology

Fossilized fragments of primate jaws and teeth from Africa are changing what researchers thought they knew about when lemurs made it to Madagascar. Shown here is 20-million-year-old Propotto leakeyi. 3-D scans courtesy of Duke SMIF.

August 21, 2018

Fossils Rewrite the Story of Lemur Origins

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Evolutionary anthropologist Brian Hare made two presentations at the Aspen Festival.

July 2, 2018

Two Duke Faculty Take the Stage at the Aspen Ideas Festival

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Anne D. Yoder PhD led the Duke Lemur Center for 12 years

June 12, 2018

Anne Yoder Stepping Down at Duke Lemur Center

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May 4, 2018

Can My Dog Read My Mind?

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April 24, 2018

Richard Kay Honored by Physical Anthropologists

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Vanessa Woods, left, holds Ernie while Brian Hare carries Kyler. The two puppies are being trained to become assistance dogs.

April 10, 2018

Department Spotlight: More Than a Bark at Canine Cognition Center

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April 6, 2018

Two From Duke Named Guggenheim Fellows

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How did a once-unified community of chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, end up at each other's throats? Tensions that divided these top males also divided their community, researchers find. Photos by Geza Teleki.

March 26, 2018

How Infighting Turns Toxic for Chimpanzees

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Sally Bornbusch

March 21, 2018

Assessing Antibiotic Resistance to Understand How Wild and Captive Lemurs Stay Healthy

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Duke graduate student Randi Griffin scored the first goal the first goal in Korean Olympic hockey history in a game against Japan on Feb. 14. Photo courtesy of the Korean Ice Hockey Association.

March 19, 2018

Duke Olympian Will Soon Defend Her Ph.D.

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Randi Griffin, left, celebrates her goal against Japan in the Winter Olympics with teammates on the Korean women's ice hockey team. Photo courtesy of the Korean Ice Hockey Association.

March 18, 2018

From Duke to Pyeongchang

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The red-capped robin-chat (Cossypha natalensis) can mimic the songs and calls of dozens of other bird species – even their duets, says Duke researcher Tom Struhsaker.

January 18, 2018

Meet Africa's Bird Master of Vocal Imitation

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Fizi, an adult male bonobo at Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A new study of these African apes hints at how human cooperation came to be. Photo by Christopher Krupenye, Duke University.

January 4, 2018

Bonobos Prefer Jerks

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Imani the chimpanzee, a newcomer to her group, lounges with her son at Gombe National Park in Tanzania. Photo by Ian Gilby, Arizona State University.

November 20, 2017

Chimp Females Who Leave Home Postpone Parenthood

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Close primate cousins with whom we share 99 percent of our DNA, bonobos will help strangers even when there is no immediate payback, and without having to be asked first. Photo courtesy of Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary.

November 7, 2017

Bonobos Help Strangers Without Being Asked

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A tiny treeshrew brain saps just as much of the body’s energy as a human brain, researchers report. Shown in red are the blood vessels that deliver glucose to fuel cellular activities. Image by Arianna Harrington, Duke University.

October 31, 2017

Humans Don't Use as Much Brainpower as We Like to Think

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