Researchers have discovered the skull of a 29 million-year-old animal that could be a common ancestor of Old World monkeys and apes, including humans.

Discovery that some humans are part-Neanderthal reveals the promise of comparing genomes old and new.

For the first time, researchers describe a new type of human ancestor on the basis of DNA rather than anatomy

47-million-year-old primate "Ida" can’t possibly be an ancestor of humans, say scientists http://is.gd/4wYrr #evolution #science #evolution

The Snake Detection Theory posits a fascinating relationship between serpents and primates

Researchers create a picture of Europe by mapping genetic variation among Europeans.

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From the discovery that presidential hopeful Barack Obama is descended from white slave owners to the realisation that the majority of black Americans have European ancestors, a boom in 'recreational genetics' is forcing America to redefine its roots. Pau

Chimpanzees and humans split from a common ancestor just 4 million years ago -- a much shorter time than current estimates of 5 million to 7 million years ago, according to a study published on Friday.

(jared diamon) - Just who are the Japanese? Where did they come from and when? The answers are difficult to come by, though not impossible—the real problem is that the Japanese themselves may not want to know.

Could Australia be the cradle of global culture?

Fossil hunters have found remains of a probable direct ancestor of humans that lived more than four million years ago.

Most gene expression is under stabilizing selection in primates, but humans show directional evolution of regulatory genes