Recent research challenges the theory that long childhood in humans is due to large brain sizes. Instead, analysis of early ...

Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our ...

Reportedly, Dr. Johanson returned to camp in 1974 with some of Lucy’s fossilized remains, and as team celebrated, someone ...

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.

The thinking of early theorists was that our evolution was a coordinated, linear process. Our ancestors’ brains grew steadily ...

The main find was a skull, which was named Toumaï. In New Scientist’s report at the time, writer Jeff Hecht said it didn’t resemble any modern great ape: “Although its body and brain were the size of ...

King Kong hasn't exactly had a good run when it comes to video game adaptations. But surely a game set withing the highly ...

A study comparing fossil skulls and great ape anatomy reveals how temporal lobes evolved in response to social complexity and ...

The temporal lobe—a key area of our brain responsible for our memory and communication—could also reveal hidden clues about ...

It is one the first giant ape film that gave the iconic King Kong series. It is the original that started the giant ape genre ...

It has been 50 years since archaeologists discovered Lucy, perhaps the most famous ancient hominin ever found. But the ...

Rescued after being orphaned and shot in the head by poachers, an infant gorilla is now safely in the care of Ape Action ...