Jawbone fragments and teeth from a previously unknown species hint that the evolution of modern apes occurred in what's now ...

A fossil found in northern Egypt from a new species, Masripithecus moghraensis, is changing long held ideas about ape and human origins.

Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...

The fossil find suggests that the closest ancestors to modern apes may have emerged in northern Africa rather than what was ...

A fossil from Egypt hints we may have been looking in the wrong place for ape origins. A fossil ape discovered in northern Egypt is reshaping the story of human evolution. The species, Masripithecus, ...

A fossil from Egypt hints we’ve been searching for humanity’s ape ancestors in the wrong place. Researchers say a newly ...

In 1758, Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus gave humans a scientific name: Homo sapiens, which means "wise human" in Latin. Although Linnaeus grouped humans with other apes, it was English biologist ...

The fossil record of our ape ancestors in Africa is almost nonexistent for a period of about 8 or 9 million years. This long gap lasted from about 16.5 million to 7 to 9 million years ago, during the ...

Researchers have discovered new insights into the human heart's structure, revealing its evolutionary history. This study enhances understanding of heart development and its implications for treating ...

The image in question is genuine and features a gibbon, a primate known as a "lesser ape." Humans are also considered primates but belong to a subset of species known as the "greater apes." Living ...