Footprints from two hominin species found in Kenya suggest they lived and interacted together over a million years ago. Over a million years ago, two different species of hominins may have crossed ...
A new study suggests that the fundamental abilities underlying human language and technological culture may have evolved before humans and apes diverged millions of years ago.
The giant apes didn’t vanish quickly, but likely went extinct sometime between 215,000 and 295,000 years ago, the researchers found. While smaller apes may have been able to climb trees to ...
Scientists now know how many bonobos live in one of the largest pristine tropical forests, a place believed to be the world's stronghold for the endangered species. The research estimates that between ...