Intelligence has allowed our species to not just survive, but thrive across a range of environments. But new research reveals our advantageous smarts come at a cost: a much greater susceptibility to ...

There must be something about the human brain that’s different from the brains of other animals — something that enables humans to plan, imagine the future, solve crossword puzzles, tell sarcastic ...

We share about 98.8 per cent of our DNA with chimpanzees, our closest living relatives. Yet, despite this near-identical genetic blueprint, chimps have not built civilisations, waged wars or mastered ...

Humans, who are classified among the five great apes, are closest genetically, i.e., DNA similarity, to chimpanzees (98.8%-99%) and bonobos (98.8%). [Blueringmedia ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: curioustiger/Getty Images Difficult births are not unique to humans, a new analysis of ...

A study of artificial human and chimpanzee nerve cells revealed how faster-evolving DNA gives neurons the ability to build increasingly complex brain power How did humans evolve brains capable of ...

What events led to differences between humans and other primates? What changes throughout evolution underlie such a dramatic shift in how we socialize and process information? Although somewhat ...

This image highlights (red) behavioral domains in left and right brain hemispheres that show high divergence following comparisons. Top shows domains that differ the most between human and chimpanzee.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A Connecticut woman mauled by a chimpanzee two weeks ago lost her hands, nose, lips and eyelids and may be blind and suffering brain damage, and hospital officials say it's still ...