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

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

In a groundbreaking scientific achievement, researchers have recently successfully sequenced the complete genomes of six ...

Segmental duplications are important because they underlie several human diseases and have been key to shaping the evolution of great apes. For example, human-specific copy-number increases of ...

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

Discover the face of Lucy, the most famous ancestor of modern humans, through groundbreaking forensic facial reconstruction.