Our ancestors acquired morphological, cognitive and metabolic modifications that enabled
humans to colonize diverse habitats, develop extraordinary technologies and reshape the …

The ongoing degradation of natural systems and other environmental changes has put our
society at a crossroad with respect to our future relationship with our planet. While the …

In endangered species, low-genetic variation and inbreeding result from recent population
declines. Genetic screenings in endangered populations help to assess their vulnerability to …

Recent discoveries of sex chromosome diversity across the tree of life have challenged the
canonical model of conserved sex chromosome evolution and evoked new theories on …

Archaic admixture has had a substantial impact on human evolution with multiple events
across different clades, including from extinct hominins such as Neanderthals and …

The new field of primate archaeology investigates the technological behavior and material
record of nonhuman primates, providing valuable comparative data on our understanding of …

Nef is an accessory protein unique to the primate HIV-1, HIV-2, and SIV lentiviruses. During
infection, Nef functions by interacting with multiple host proteins within infected cells to …

The critically endangered western gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) are divided into two subspecies:
the western lowland (G. g. gorilla) and the Cross River (G. g. diehli) gorilla. Given the …

Populations on the edge of a species' distribution may represent an important source of
adaptive diversity, yet these populations tend to be more fragmented and are more likely to …

We are accustomed to regular announcements of new hominin fossils. There are now some
6000 hominin fossils, and up to 31 species. However, where are the announcements of …