We now have full genome sequences for six species of apes, helping us to pin down our last common ancestor – and potentially ...

Wild chimpanzees often drum their limbs against the large roots of giant trees, sending out loud, booming sounds that ...

While researchers are still debating the exact timeline, one thing is becoming clear. Life didn’t take long to get started.

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

Cats and dogs are believed to share a common ancestor, the miacid, a carnivoran. Carnivorans split into two suborders, cats ...

Language processing in humans depends on the neuronal connection between language areas in the brain. Until recently, this ...

Central to that search is LUCA—the last universal common ancestor. LUCA sits at the root of the evolutionary tree, where two great domains of life—Bacteria and Archaea—split. This ancient ...

This discovery offers intriguing insights into the potential rhythmic abilities of our last common ancestor, shared some six million years ago. Analysis of 371 drumming bouts by chimpanzees ...