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Ape elbows and shoulders evolved differently than monkeys, allowing us to throw with precision
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoChimpanzee in a tree Getty Images/Yannick Tylle Mary Joy is an undergraduate student at Dartmouth...
North America was once home to some unusual wild monkeys
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAn illustration of Ekgmowechashala, the last primate to inhabit North America before humans. Humans...
Our tree-climbing ancestors evolved our abilities to throw far and reach high
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDartmouth researchers report that apes and early humans evolved more flexible shoulders and elbows...
Extinct ape's inner ear holds clues to how humans learned to walk upright
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAn artist’s reconstruction of the locomotor behavior and paleoenvironment of Lufengpithecus. This...
What a gorilla named Lia taught scientists about human facial expressions
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSilverback Gorilla Getty Images/Edwin_Butter There’s a lot we don’t know about gorillas. This is due...
Our primate ancestors may have learned to walk while still in the treetops
SYFY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoToo often, in popular media, primitive humans have been depicted as unintelligent and brutish. We...
12-million-year-old ape skull bares its fangs in virtual reconstruction
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFrom left, the Pierolapithecus cranium shortly after discovery, after initial preparation, and after...
Yes, humans are still evolving
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoNoted public figures like David Attenborough have previously claimed that human evolution is over, but many researchers studying human evolution firmly...
New study on monkeys using stone tools raises questions about evolution
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMonkeys in modern-day Thai forests create stone artifacts uncannily similar to those crafted by...
Why don’t humans have tails? Scientists find answers in an unlikely place
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoHumans’ closest primate relatives lost their tails long ago, but exactly how has remained a mystery....