The largest ape that ever roamed the planet that we know of so far, Gigantopithecus Blacki, an enigmatic species that came to a brutal demise after the climate changed its habitat and they were no ...

WASHINGTON — An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction hundreds of thousands of years ago when climate change put their favorite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo and chimpanzee. Areas of their ...