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

The human face is strikingly distinct from our fossil cousins and ancestors—most notably, it is significantly smaller, and ...

New research from Oxford University has revealed chimpanzee "engineering" capabilities that aid them in retrieving insects as food sources.

Analysis - Chimpanzees are humans' closest living relatives, sharing over 98% of our DNA. They are endangered, with fewer ...

Researchers have discovered that chimpanzees living in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania employ a degree of engineering when making their tools, deliberately choosing plants that provide ...

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

Researchers have widely accepted that what sets humans apart from nonhuman primates are prefrontal cortex–driven behaviors ...

A chimpanzee at San Francisco Zoo and Gardens who was said to be one of the oldest in the United States died this week at the ...

The research focused on parts of chromosomes known as human accelerated regions (HARs), which have evolved most rapidly since humans split from chimpanzees ... rate of evolution in mammals.