New study links internal bone architecture and joint shape to locomotion in humans, apes, and monkeys
The discovery of a Paranthropus fossil that dates back 2.6 million years changes our understanding of early human evolution in Africa
773,000-year-old fossils from Thomas Quarry I in Morocco illuminate the shared ancestry of Homo sapiens, Neandertals, and Denisovans
Researchers show that even large silverback gorillas spend a substantial amount of time in trees
The architecture for complex communication already existed in the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees
Researchers uncover new evidence of how ancient human relatives in South Africa used their hands, revealing varying levels of dexterity and climbing…
In Homo sapiens, facial growth stops at puberty
Wild chimpanzees choose just the right tools for the job
Fossils from Swartkrans Cave in South Africa reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was habitually upright, but also small and vulnerable to…
Research raises questions about role of competition in human evolution
Study on Issa Valley chimpanzees challenges traditional views on arboreal behaviour and hominin evolution
No evidence in Sahelanthropus postcranial remains supporting habitual bipedalism
Researchers examined the internal structure of Homo habilis teeth, and found that most are remarkably similar to Australopithecus
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, welcomes Tracy Kivell as new Director
