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Placental Steroid Hypothesis Links Hormones to Human Brain Evolution

Organoid experiments pinpoint prenatal sex steroids as drivers of human brain expansion.

Chimpanzees Demonstrate Complex Call Combinations Resembling Human Syntax

Chimpanzees Observed Sharing Alcoholic Fruit in Groundbreaking Study

Landmark Study Maps Rapidly Mutating DNA Regions Across Four Generations

Scientists Achieve First Complete Genomes of Six Ape Species

Bonobos Exhibit Complex Communication Once Thought Unique to Humans

New Study Reveals Monkeys' Vocal Membranes Enable Unique 'Ultra-Yodels'

Study Reveals Chimps and Bonobos Use Sexual Behavior to Manage Social Tensions

Human-Specific Protein Variant Linked to Evolution of Language

Vestigial Ear Muscles Reactivate During Intense Listening Tasks

New Study Reveals Australopithecus Had a Predominantly Plant-Based Diet

Ancient Genomes Reveal Early Human-Neanderthal Interactions and Extinctions

1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints Show Two Hominin Species Coexisted in Kenya

1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints Reveal Coexistence of Two Early Human Species in Kenya

Ancient Fossil Teeth Reveal Early Homo's Unique Growth Patterns

Sea Robins Use Leg-like Fins to Walk and Taste for Prey

Chimpanzee Conversations Mirror Human Turn-Taking and Gestures

Researchers Identify Key Moment in Human Evolution 600,000 Years Ago

Study traces ancient human population bottleneck to climate change