Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

Chimpanzee calls activate key human brain voice regions, revealing ancient neural links that may reshape our understanding of language origins.

A mysterious fossil foot discovered in Ethiopia more than a decade ago has now been linked to its most likely owner, and the revelation adds an important twist to the story of how our ancient ...

A small brain region reacts strongly to chimp calls. This shows that our voice system links to older primate signals.

Four billion years ago, Earth was violent, hot, and unstable. Yet new research suggests that by then, life had already ...

Humans don’t just recognize each other’s voices—our brains also light up for the calls of chimpanzees, hinting at ancient communication roots shared with our closest primate relatives. Researchers ...

By comparing the neural processing of vocalizations emitted by species close to humans, such as chimpanzees, bonobos and macaques, it is possible to observe what our brain shares, or does not share, ...

Virtual reassembly of teeth and fossil bone fragments reveals a beautifully preserved face of a 1.5-million-year-old human ...

Why does a glass of wine make a holiday party feel more festive? It might be because our forebears used to party. Not the ancient Greeks, though they did name a god of wine. Go back even further than ...

Detectives were investigating the circumstances surrounding multiple sets of human remains and personal effects that were discovered at a property in a Southcrest neighborhood, sources tell NBC 7, ...

Roadrunners - known for strutting around Arizona deserts and inspiring wacky cartoons - have much in common with another animal species: human beings. The shared traits are the topic of a free Monday ...

When humans manage to cut enough emissions and eventually reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear. When you purchase through links on our ...