Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

Great apes began to diverge from other primates about 25 million years ago, according to eastern African fossil records.

About 150 scientists gathered at the Society of Catholic Scientists conference for talks that touched on the Thomistic notion ...

Cambridge and Oxford researchers propose the placenta drove human evolution by shaping our large, social brains.

These advancements highlight that the intentional and flexible nature of ape gesturing is not only central to their social interactions but also pivotal in illuminating the gradual evolution of ...

A myth repeated so often in museums, textbooks, and nature documentaries that most people accept it as dogma is that humans ...

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection made us rethink our place in the world. The idea that humans shared a common ancestor with apes was a challenge to the foundations of ...

John Scopes was indicted for teaching evolution. Science News looks at the forces that led to the trial and how expertise was the big loser.

From an ontogenetic perspective, young chimps’ brains are wired to absorb information rapidly. This trait is crucial for ...