This, in a nutshell, is the heart of the stoned ape theory, or the idea that our impressive cognitive capabilities, like ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

A multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Dr. Alejandra Pascual-Garrido, Research Affiliate at the School of ...

Farming arose on multiple continents among populations with radically different cultures and environments and with no means ...

The cranium's robust features suggest an ape with a body size similar to ... A Turning Point in Understanding Human Evolution The implications of these findings are profound.

Early bipeds, such as Ardipithecus kadabba which looked a bit like a gorilla, lived in Africa between 5.8 and 5.2 million ...

Humans, who are classified among the five great apes, are closest genetically ... fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed ...

Hammerschmiede discoveries “highlight how much we don’t know about the evolution of the great ape and human family, and of other primates, during the Miocene in Europe,” Almécija says.

Kanzi the bonobo, who learned how to communicate with humans using symbols, has died at the age of 44. Raised and kept in ...