What came first, speech or laughter? A new study suggests that humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans share a ...

Seals and sea lions can adjust their voices, keep a beat, and even mimic human speech patterns, and a growing body of neuroscience research now explains why. A study published March 12, 2026, in the ...

Humans evolved large brains and flat faces at a surprisingly rapid pace compared to other apes, likely reflecting the evolutionary advantages of these traits, finds a new analysis of ape skulls by UCL ...

Great apes may have been laughing with a similar rhythm to modern humans for at least 15 million years, a University of Warwick study reveals. The finding offers unexpected clues to how human speech ...

Great apes and humans all laugh with a steady, even rhythm, and a new study finds it has barely changed in 15 million years.

Anthropology is the study of humanity across time and place. It asks big questions about who we are, how we live and how societies change. Anthropologists study everything from ancient civilizations ...