P rimates are a group of mammals that includes humans and our close relatives, such as apes, monkeys and lemurs. Monkeys, ...

DNA sequences for the chimpanzee, orangutans and more will help scientists to determine what sets humans apart from other ...

Human activities such as agriculture, logging, and urbanization are increasingly encroaching on the habitats of great apes.

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

Differences among the DNA of seven ape species—including humans—are greater than originally thought, according to an ...

Despite startling breakthroughs, the first words and signs of great apes are rarely publicly celebrated by scientists.

and the great apes, which include chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans and humans. Apes are highly intelligent and known for their advanced problem-solving and communication skills.

Yoo and colleagues’ work elevates the quality of ape genome sequences to the same level as existing sequences for humans, enabling the authors to investigate the evolutionary history of almost ...

The study found that the most common ways apes adapted to habitat change included foraging for human crops, changing nesting patterns, and traveling along human-made paths. These changes can help ...

The resource is already lending itself to comparative studies that offer new insights into human and ape evolution, and into what underlies the functional differences among these species.