Wild monkeys in West Africa can climb vertical tree trunks using foot flexibility scientists did not realize they possessed.

A study has found that young chimpanzees develop distinct population-specific vocal patterns as they mature (ontogeny), ...

Acoustics of chimpanzees’ laughs, grunts and whimpers have revealed that young ones may go on to develop distinct vocal ...

A study by Queen Mary University of London finds that young chimpanzees develop dialect, providing a new way of understanding ontogenetic evolution.A ...

Walking through the savanna-woodland landscape of Boé National Park, Guinea-Bissau, you might encounter a tree covered in ...

The idea that humans evolved from modern monkeys is one of the most common misunderstandings about evolution. Humans and ...

Your fingers are different lengths for a reason. Learn how evolution and genetics shape your hand for daily tasks.

A new theory links storytelling, firelight and the rise of spoken language. The campfire may have done more than keep our ...

Have you ever seen a chimp steaming from the Kirkstall Lane end at Headingley, flaxen fur blowing in the breeze? Not unless ...

Bonobo has never stayed still as a musician, constantly evolving his approach to sound and performance across 26 years of ...

Little Foot, a 3.67 million-year-old human ancestor, is getting a digital facial reconstruction after her skull was crushed ...