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 ...

Scientists have fully sequenced the genomes of six living ape species, enabling long-awaited comparisons of hard-to-assemble genomic regions. Yoo and colleagues’ work elevates the quality of ape ...

Humans owe their highly flexible shoulders and elbows to their ape ancestors, an evolutionary gift that once acted as a natural braking system for safe tree descent. According to a new study published ...

Human evolution is a long and winding tale that goes back millions of years, but one aspect of our anatomy shaped up quickly compared to other mammals: our large brains and flat faces. As these ...