Tickled apes reveal human laughter is 16 million years old Washington, June 5 (ANI): Tickling a gorilla or chimp can arouse bursts of grunting sounds - or laughter, say researchers who conclude that man's laugh can be traced back to 10 to 16 million years ago....
Gorillas might be the smartest apes on the planet Washington, May 13 (ANI): A new research, which involved a trial and error test, has suggested that gorillas maybe the smartest apes on the planet....
Apes can't recognise own faces in mirror London, Feb 26 (ANI): Unlike chimpanzees, orang-utans and gorillas, apes do not recognise their own face in a mirror, a new study has found....
Cooking may have given humans edge over apes by reducing energy cost of eating Washington, February 14 (ANI): A study presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting in Chicago this week suggested that cooking gave humans an evolutionary edge over apes in terms of growth....
Apes' faces 'reveal family ties' London, Feb 12 (ANI): Humans can discern family resemblances in great apes and some monkeys, hints a new study. ...
Ancestral genome of apes and humans had burst of DNA sequence duplication Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the genome of the evolutionary ancestor of humans and present-day apes underwent a burst of activity in duplicating segments of DNA. ...
UK apes US, appoints special envoy for Pak, Afghanistan London, Feb. 10 (ANI): Taking a cue from the US, the UK too has appointed a special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan in a bid to enhance its strategic ties with both the countries. ...