A partial skeleton weighing just 70 pounds is bridging a critical gap in the fossil record and redefining the timeline of ...

Mongrel models and seductive scenarios of human evolution -- Terminology, morphology, genes, and lots of fossils : Apes in space ; Apes in time ; Taproot and branches of our family tree -- Positional ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo, and chimpanzee. Areas of their ...

Shortly after the first human genome sequence was finalized in 2003, a chimpanzee assembly was released 2. This was followed by assemblies for other great apes, such as the gorilla 3, Sumatran ...

A team of paleoanthropologists has assembled the only known cranium of the extinct ape Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, revealing how the ape’s face looked. The reconstruction allows them to place ...

The incredible story of human evolution comes to life through the latest breakthroughs, interviews with scientists and anthropologists, and astonishing computer simulations! This follow-up to the ...

UCL scientists found that human skulls evolved much faster than those of other apes, reflecting the powerful forces driving our brain growth and facial flattening. By comparing 3D models of ape skulls ...

"This book is about the irreducibility of human evolution to purely biological properties and processes, for human evolution has incorporated the emergence of social relations and cultural histories ...