News articles tagged with 'chimpanzees'
Bipedal humans came down from the trees, not up from the ground
— 11 Aug 2009 10:20 | Geology and palaeontologyA detailed examination of the wrist bones of several primate species challenges the notion that humans evolved their two-legged upright walking style from a knuckle-walking ancestor... — full story
AIDS discovered in wild chimpanzees
— 23 Jul 2009 17:33 | BiologyAlthough the AIDS virus (HIV-1) entered the human population through chimpanzees, scientists have long believed that chimpanzees don't develop AIDS. But a new study from an international... — full story
Humans related to orangutans, not chimps
— 18 Jun 2009 13:10 | BiologyNew evidence underscores the theory of human origin that suggests humans most likely share a common ancestor with orangutans, according to research from the University of Pittsburgh... — full story
Cancer: The cost of being smarter than chimps?
— 11 Jun 2009 12:51 | HealthAre the cognitively superior brains of humans, in part, responsible for our higher rates of cancer? That's a question that has nagged at John McDonald, chair of Georgia Tech's School... — full story
Laughter hard-wired into humans by ape ancestor
— 5 Jun 2009 18:32 | BiologyHuman laughter can be traced back 10-16 million years to the last common ancestor of humans and great apes, according to new research published recently. Dr Marina Davila Ross, a primatologist... — full story
New malaria agent found in chimpanzees close to that commonly observed in humans
— 29 May 2009 16:49 | HealthResearchers based in Gabon and France report the discovery of a new malaria agent infecting chimpanzees in Central Africa. This new species, named Plasmodium gaboni, is a close relative... — full story
Why can we talk? 'Humanised' mice speak volumes
— 29 May 2009 13:55 | BiologyMice carrying a 'humanised version' of a gene believed to influence speech and language may not actually talk, but they nonetheless do have a lot to say about our evolutionary past,... — full story
Wild chimpanzees exchange meat for sex
— 8 Apr 2009 12:13 | BiologyWild female chimpanzees copulate more frequently with males who share meat with them over long periods of time, according to a study led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute... — full story
Chimp's stone throwing at zoo visitors was 'premeditated'
— 10 Mar 2009 15:58 | BiologyResearchers have found what they say is some of the first unambiguous evidence that an animal other than humans can make spontaneous plans for future events. The report in the March... — full story
ASU genetics research sheds light on evolution of the human diet
— 13 Feb 2009 10:00 | BiologyDiet - and how it has shaped our genome - occupies much of an evolutionary scientist's time. Anne Stone, associate professor of anthropology in Arizona State University's School of... — full story