Human brains still react to chimp voices, hinting at a deep evolutionary link in how we recognize sound.

The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...

For more than a century, scientists have treated the brain as the undisputed command center of human evolution, with the rest ...

The team behind the Mandy Moore shark flick '47 Meters Down' returns with a murderous monkey and surprisingly good acting by ...

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

The microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tract-the gut microbiome, can exert a profound influence on the human body, and ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

A modern analysis of 7-million-year-old remains suggest this mysterious ancient primate is the oldest human ancestor ever found.

Northwestern University research has provided direct experimental evidence that gut microbes influence brain function and ...

Earlier research from Amato’s lab found that gut microbes from primates with larger brains produce more energy when ...