World's Smallest Fossil Monkey Found in Amazon Jungle 18-million-year-old creature discovered in Peru was no bigger than a hamster; helps fill a gap in the record of monkey evolution DURHAM, N.C. -- A team of Peruvian and American scientists have uncovered the 18-million-year-...
The Surprising Reason Why Some Lemurs May Be More Sensitive to Forest Loss The microbial mix inside some lemurs’ guts is dictated by what species they are and where they live DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University scientists have given us another way to tell which endangered...
Is There a Limit to Human Endurance? Science Says Yes Some say the breaking point is all in your head, but new research suggests it’s also in your gut DURHAM, N.C. -- From the Ironman triathlon to the Tour de France, some competitions test the...
Deeper than Basketball: Atlantic Coast Collaborations Scholarly bonds link Duke with fellow athletics conference members Over the past two weeks, the schools of the Atlantic Coast Conference squared off on courts in...
Cartmill Receives Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award Matt Cartmill, Professor Emeritus of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke, has been awarded the...
For Endangered Lemurs, Internet Fame Has a Dark Side That cute lemur selfie you shared may be fueling the illegal pet trade in Madagascar DURHAM, N.C. -- Cats and dogs aren’t the only cute animals that rule the internet. We also...
Living Like a Caveman Won’t Make You Thin. But it Might Make You Healthy New Duke professor studies how our species’ past shapes human health today If you vowed to exercise more in an effort to lose weight this year, the cards are stacked...
