There are fewer than 250,000 chimpanzees left. Scientists make breakthrough discovery after studying chimpanzees: 'Important ...

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

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

New research suggests upright walking helps human creativity in several ways including with music, rhythm, and communication.

“Seeing Lucy’s face is like glimpsing a bridge to the distant past, offering a visual connection to human evolution,” Brazil’s Cicero Moraes, a pioneer in the field of forensic facial reconstructions, ...

The question of whether non-human animals have a sense of fairness has been widely debated. Some studies suggest that ...

The fact that humans walk on two legs is likely the reason we have developed our rhythmic, musical, and linguistic abilities, ...

Differences among the DNA of seven ape species—including humans—are greater than originally thought, according to an ...

Ultimately, the widespread occurrence of SSSB in mammals, especially primates, strongly suggests that such behaviors are ...

Bonobos refuse to participate when faced with unequal rewards, reinforcing the highly contentious debate about inequity ...