Duke University Medical Center-led research has identified a human-specific DNA enhancer that regulates neural progenitor ...

Gorillas and chimpanzees, though sharing DNA and habitats, exhibit distinct characteristics. Gorillas, the largest primates, ...

A team of scientists at Duke University made a mouse just a bit more human. They didn’t give it speech or opposable thumbs.

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives. From using forest herbs as medicine to creating and using tools, these ...

A small segment of human DNA boosts brain size and complexity, revealing both the origins of intelligence and its ...

A similar disorganized attachment can occur in captive chimpanzees, particularly orphans who are raised by humans. A lack of ...

"The actual difference between the human and chimp genomes turns out to be much ... "As our understanding of DNA has increased, we have come to understand that we share around 98.8 percent of ...

A new study shows that inserting human DNA into mice grow bigger brains, offering clues to human brain evolution.

The slice of code — a stretch of DNA that acts like a dial to turn up the expression of certain genes — expanded the outer ...

Previous research has shown that chimps have their own signature drumming style. A new analysis of 371 bouts of chimpanzee drumming demonstrates that the chimps “clearly play their instruments -- the ...