In a remarkable observation, Anaka, a six-year-old gorilla at Zoo Atlanta, has drawn the attention of both animal enthusiasts and researchers. On her birthday, images showcased her hands, which ...

The National Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Human Origins vastly distorts the scientific evidence on human evolution, ...

Chimpanzees, sharing approximately 99% of our DNA, are frequently recognized as our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.

Both then and today, the widely publicized trial has been portrayed as a microcosm of an asserted battle between "science" ...

In their book Evolving Ourselves, Juan Enriquez and Steve Gullans describe a world where evolution is no longer driven by natural processes. Instead, it is driven by human choices, through what they ...

Inner ear of extinct ape species is overlooked aspect of human bipedal evolution, study finds Described by scientists as a "bony labyrinth," the inner ear provides many clues as to the origin of ...

Now, an ambitious Microsoft-funded project at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), is studying the neural activity ...