DNA sequences for the chimpanzee, orangutans and more will help scientists to determine what sets humans apart from other ...

Understanding the genomes of non-human apes is crucial, because it gives geneticists insights into human evolution and the genetic factors that differentiate us from other apes, said Kateryna Makova, ...

Scientists have successfully reconstructed the face of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis, providing a ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

Our brain is wired up to be social. These findings challenge the idea of a single evolutionary event driving the emergence of ...

The results indicate that having a wider pelvis reduces the risk of complications during birth, but results in slower walking ...

A combined study on the morphology of the human pelvis – leveraging genetics and deep learning on data from more than 31,000 individuals – reveals ...

Wild Calls of Bonobo Apes Sound Simple, but Scientists Find Striking Similarities With Human Language The evolution of human ...

It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized. He ...

The prevailing narrative in human history is that humanity emerged from Africa, which is true to an extent, but there may be ...