How did humans evolve into the big-brained, bipedal ape that we are today? This article examines the fossil evidence of our 6 million year evolution ... in a vast family tree of life.

in cu cm): 360-370 (slightly smaller than a male chimp's) SPECIAL FEATURES: oldest known hominin; set apart from other fossil apes by smaller canines, thicker and larger cheek teeth, and more ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo, and chimpanzee. Areas of their ...

African apes, our next closest kin on the primate ancestral tree, diverged about 10.6 to 10.9 million ... Of special interest to human and ape evolutionary studies are repeats in the DNA code called ...

The resource is already lending itself to comparative studies that offer new insights into human and ape evolution ... kin on the primate ancestral tree, diverged about 10.6 to 10.9 million ...

Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations—referred ...

Some scientists point to these "tree-dwelling" traits ... afarensis as "the ape that walked upright" makes it a celebrity species in the story of human evolution. Lucy's pelvis hints that she ...

The results, published this week in Nature magazine by an international team of 123 researchers, help deepen people's understanding of human evolution and protect endangered ape populations.