In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

Humans' closest relatives are other apes, such as chimpanzees and bonobos. In fact, we share nearly 99% of the same genes, or letters in our DNA, with chimpanzees.

Through all of Science there is very little that we are surer about than the fact that evolution is real and happens every day. No single scientific theory has prevailed through the same amount of ...

Human infants receive up to 400 times more direct vocal communication than baby bonobos and nearly 70 times more than baby ...

New 3D scans of a six-million-year-old Lufengpithecus' skull fossil clarify a potential evolutionary step towards bipedal locomotion.

Distinctly different patterns were observed between apes and modern humans. Using this data, the researchers constructed three-dimensional models of the hands of the respective species.

A new study suggests humans can also understand sign language used by apes, meaning they may retain an understanding of ape communication from their ancestors. CNN values your feedback 1.