We don't just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that ...

Our team’s research modelled the anatomy of these early humans, Australopithecus afarensis, to find out how well they could ...

We share more than 97% of our genetic makeup with primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. But that doesn’t ...

When did human language begin? It’s a deep question about our past. A new study suggests that humans had the ability to use ...

NASA’s two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began ...

A study finds that young female chimps build nests earlier and more often than males, showing early independence.

Adult great apes exhibit enhanced memory for social events, remembering towers built by a human hand better than those constructed by a mechanical claw. This effect is attributed to increased ...

Through comedy and tragedy, “André is an Idiot” truly embodies its subject, the professional and eccentric André Ricciardi.

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

Newly analyzed fossil skeleton of Mixodectes pungens reveals its tree-dwelling lifestyle, dietary habits, and ties to ...

A rare and deliberate signal between a mother chimpanzee and her daughter raises new questions about ape communication, culture and the meaning of sharing a language ...