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

This, in a nutshell, is the heart of the stoned ape theory, or the idea that our impressive cognitive capabilities, like affinities for art and language; self-awareness; and an understanding of ...

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.

Researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical features in a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee ...

Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ...

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

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

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

Farming arose on multiple continents among populations with radically different cultures and environments and with no means of communicating with each other – how did it crop up independently at about ...

The study found that the most common ways apes adapted to habitat change included foraging for human crops, changing nesting patterns, and traveling along human-made paths. These changes can help ...