The resource is already lending itself to comparative studies that offer new insights into human and ape evolution, and into what underlies the functional differences among these species. A report on ...

A team of scientists from Spain and the United States reconstructed the skull of an extinct great ape species from a set of well-preserved, but damaged skeletal remains. The bones belonged to ...

Shortly after the first human genome sequence was finalized in 2003, a chimpanzee assembly was released 2. This was followed by assemblies for other great apes, such as the gorilla 3, Sumatran ...

She studies human and ape evolution through the fossil record. “Whenever you find a fossil, you could be the first person who’s seen that, held it, touched it in 20 million years,” she said.

An international team of neuroscientists and anthropologists has found that the parts of the brain that grew the most during human evolution are the parts that are now the most susceptible to aging.

Researchers have found a new way in which great apes are similar to humans: they tease each other. A new study by an international team of scientists has documented “playful teasing” in ...

Human Consciousness Arose From a Bunch of Apes Getting Stoned, Controversial Theory Suggests. ... “For evolution to occur, DNA strands must change—and these changes must be beneficial.

George Bernard Shaw once said that youth is so beautiful it’s a shame it’s wasted on the young. Brenna Hassett, the author of “Growing Up Human: The Evolution of Childhood,” might agree.

More information: Sam Vickery et al, The uniqueness of human vulnerability to brain aging in great ape evolution, Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado2733.