The Hammerschmiede fossil site in southern Germany has yielded finds from about 11.5 million years ago that have rewritten ...

Contemporary fiction is fascinated by Deep Time, a time before humanity and therefore before history, as it seeks to imagine ...

At Oakland’s controversial Church of Ambrosia, a mural that documents the religion’s doctrine is meant to “recreate a ...

Often, the dancing ape looked over her shoulder or otherwise checked to make sure her viewer — another gibbon, or a human ...

Following someone’s gaze may seem like a simple act, but it has profound implications for the evolution of intelligence. And humans are far from the only animals that do it. A recent study of ...

A research team, including academics from the University of Warwick, has suggested that apes can understand the communicative ...

"Human evolution has occurred both due to, and in spite of, the placenta. Every pregnancy, unthinkingly, must navigate a ...

that human beings were descended from apes, though Darwin only hinted at it. However, some were now willing to listen to evidence for evolution – especially from a leading figure like Darwin.

The knee has undergone major changes to its size and shape, not only to allow early humans to walk upright, but also to ...

Female primates drive bonds by securing mutual benefits like protection and resources. Kinship ties also play a role in ...