The Conversation revealed its findings last month as part of the Pan African Programme: The Cultured Chimpanzee, sharing that evidence shows different populations of chimpanzees "have evolved genetic ...

The Indigenous peoples of the Bolivian highlands are survivors. For thousands of years they have lived at altitudes of more than two miles, where oxygen is about 35 percent lower than at sea level.

Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats, some of which may protect against malaria, according to a study by an international team led ...

In northern Kenya, where the ground is arid, the sun is hot, and water is a daily grind, the people have created a life that has endured for centuries. Their territory extends into Uganda, South Sudan ...

Did gene-based evolution stop after the Agricultural Revolution? Is the Digital Age inhabited by Stone Age people as many evolutionary psychologists claim? I suggest that evolutionary processes — ...

Chimpanzees are adapted to live across diverse habitats in Africa, but little is known about the potential adaptation of chimps in different environments. A new study has found that these apes possess ...