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

Tim Birkhead on great auks and their extraordinary story of evolution, exploitation and de-extinction across the years ...

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

Their remarkable vocal ability is thanks to thin vocal cord membranes located above the vocal folds in the larynx.

Facial growth stops at puberty in Homo sapiens. Humans differ from chimpanzees and Neanderthals in how their faces grow. In ...

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

Modern humans can be recognized by their smaller facial structure when compared with Neanderthals and other hominin ancestors ...

A human appetite hormone, bombesin, also controls feeding in starfish, showing it evolved over 500 million years ago. A team ...

Primates possess special anatomical structures in their throats called vocal membranes, allowing for yodeling at higher ...

Monkeys are the world’s best yodellers, according to new research. Rather than Austria or Switzerland, scientists say the ...