It’s a common mistake to think we came directly from the monkeys or chimps you see at the zoo today, […] ...

“Burns are a uniquely human injury. No other species lives alongside high temperatures and the regular risk of burning in the way humans do,” study co-author Joshua Cuddihy of Imperial’s Department of ...

Team redates prehistoric ‘Ubeidiya in Jordan Valley to same age as oldest Georgian site, suggesting at least two distinct ...

The ability to communicate symbolically is one of the hallmarks of our species, yet scientists still don’t know exactly when ...

Regular contact with fire could play a key role in the formation of the human genome, affecting the mechanisms of healing and immune response. This is the conclusion reached by scientists at Imperial ...

Another suggestion is that tails disappeared from the earliest apes due to a genetic mistake. When a single short stretch of DNA found in humans and other apes, but not in other primates, was added to ...

Retrotransposons are pivotal in human genome evolution, driving structural variation and regulatory innovation while influencing health and disease.

Ghost lineages reveal themselves through ancient genes that still exist in living beings today.

World Bonobo Day reminds us that one of our closest relatives lives by cooperation, not conflict, and now faces serious ...

The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence ...

Why don't humans have tails anymore?Author Mark Grabowski Senior Lecturer of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores ...

Discover some interesting facts about bonobos, the peaceful and endangered great apes found only in the Congo rainforest.