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Beyond the 99%: What Ape Genomes Really Tell Us About Being Human
New complete ape genomes reveal that humans and chimpanzees are more different than the textbook 98.8% suggests — and those differences may matter most…
Sep 7
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August 2025
When Lemurs Took the Long Road to Diversity
New research shows Madagascar’s primates didn’t diversify in one great leap, but in a series of evolutionary surges—with hybridization playing a…
Aug 28
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Out of Sight, Still in Mind: What a Bonobo Tells Us About the Evolution of Social Intelligence
A single ape’s memory game offers fresh clues about how humans and our closest relatives keep track of each other
Aug 20
Mothers as Communication Teachers: What Young Chimpanzees Reveal About the Deep Roots of Human Language
A new study from Kibale National Park shows that chimps learn how to combine gestures and vocalizations from their mothers, not their fathers—pointing…
Aug 17
2
10:09
When Female Gorillas Move, Friendship Matters
How old bonds shape the shifting social world of Gorilla beringei beringei
Aug 13
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Kambiz Kamrani
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Molars, Monsoons, and Migration: What Primate Teeth Reveal About Ancient Climates
A new study tracks rainfall and water stress in the lives of primates—week by week—through stable isotopes in tooth enamel. The implications reach deep…
Aug 1
2
15:01
July 2025
Scrumping Apes and the Ancient Roots of Human Feasting
How fallen fruit, fermentation, and social sharing shaped our evolutionary appetite
Jul 31
3
10:16
Did Early Humans Learn to Walk in the Trees?
How Tanzanian chimpanzees challenge our assumptions about the origins of bipedalism
Jul 29
3
12:23
Stone, Nut, and Memory: How Old Age Shapes the Technological Lives of Wild Chimpanzees
A new study reveals how elderly chimps slowly withdraw from one of their most iconic cultural behaviors, stone tool nut cracking, & what this might tell…
Jul 16
2
12:53
The Grass-Fashioned Chimpanzees of Zambia
What a Blade of Grass Can Teach Us About Primate Culture
Jul 13
3
16:01
Power and the Primates: Rethinking Dominance Between the Sexes
What intersex aggression in primates reveals about the evolution of gender roles
Jul 8
1
15:38
June 2025
The Company She Keeps: How Chimpanzee Friendships Shape Infant Survival
A new study of wild chimpanzees finds that social moms raise stronger babies—even without family ties
Jun 30
9:51
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