Scientists studying a 4.4-million-year-old fossil named Ardi may have uncovered the evolutionary step that turned ancient ...

Chimpanzees drum on tree trunks with regular rhythms, suggesting rhythmic drumming may predate humans, a new study reveals. This discovery offers intriguing insights into the potential rhythmic ...

A prehistoric hominin that lived more than four million years ago in Ethiopia may have climbed like a chimp and walked a bit ...

A 4.4-million-year-old Ardipithecus fossil named "Ardi" shows early humans walked upright, keeping ape-like climbing abilities and balance.

Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a new study shows. Chimpanzees and humans last shared a common ancestor around 6 million years ago. Scientists suspect this ancient ...

Chimpanzees consume daily alcohol equivalent to two cocktails from ripe fruits, shedding light on human evolutionary ties to alcohol.

"Ardi" fossils from Ethiopia are 4.4 million years old. Oct. 1, 2009 — -- Scientists today told the world what they know about Ardipithecus ramidus-- "Ardi" for short -- the oldest pre-human ...