Earliest Human Ancestor? Skull Dates to When Apes, Humans Split. July 10, 2002. By Guy Gugliotta.

We don't just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that existed in the common ancestor of humans and apes six million years ago.

Just like humans, chimps have rhythm when drumming, which suggests that the trait evolved in our common ancestor ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

New study shows that chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm as a form of ‘socially checking in' Chimpanzees and humans last shared a common ancestor around 6 million years ago.