Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and ...

We like to think we’re one of a kind, unique creatures. We are different, but we do share similarities with our counterparts, from all walks of life around the globe. Not only do we share human ...

Earlier gatherings focused on gaining public acceptance for what scientists want to do with CRISPR. This meeting flipped that ...

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

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.

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

A new study from Uganda's Budongo Forest draws on decades of data suggesting chimps understand the specific medicinal ...

For decades, humans have prided themselves on being the only species capable of complex medical care stitching wounds, ...

Researchers utilized recently published telomere-to-telomere genomes of humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and two orangutans to predict where DNA sequences might form alternative structures ...

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