It seems to be a foregone conclusion that AI will end up being much smarter than humans, but it wouldn’t necessarily mean ...

Jane Goodall, a prominent primatologist, passed away in her sleep on October 1 at the age of 91. She was on a speaking tour ...

UCL scientists found that human skulls evolved much faster than those of other apes, reflecting the powerful forces driving ...

Jane Goodall’s life included years of detailed field observations and decades of tirelessly advocating for great ape ...

Scientists studying a 4.4-million-year-old fossil named Ardi may have uncovered the evolutionary step that turned ancient ...

Wild gorillas have become one of the planet’s most sought-after wildlife encounters, yet they’re found in surprisingly few ...

Humans evolved their unique skull shape—large brains and flat faces—at a much faster rate than any other ape species, ...

Gibbons, commonly called lesser apes, aren’t as well-known as some of their great ape cousins like chimpanzees or gorillas.

Across Africa, countries are putting in serious thought, effort, and innovation into conservation, and doing it in ways that ...

Since being discovered in 1994, Ardi’s 4.4-million-year-old remains have been at the heart of an anthropological debate. To ...

A 4.4-million-year-old Ardipithecus fossil named "Ardi" shows early humans walked upright, keeping ape-like climbing ...

Many mountain gorillas keep living - vigorous and socially engaged - for a decade or more beyond the years of reproduction.