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

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

For years, the public has been told that human beings and chimpanzees are, in genetic terms, only "1 percent" different. But according to Discovery Institute scientist Dr. Casey Luskin, this claim has ...

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

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

An exhibit on human origins at the Smithsonian vastly overstates the genetic similarity between humans and apes and needs to be fixed according to Discovery Institute.

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

Scientists use changes in DNA as a type of clock to estimate how long two species have been separated. Researchers found that ...

SEATTLE, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For years, the public has been told that human beings and chimpanzees are, in genetic terms, only "1 percent" different. But according to Discovery Institute ...

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

Previous research has shown that chimps have their own signature drumming style. A new analysis of 371 bouts of chimpanzee ...

"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 ...