If evolutionary biologists were to rank the body parts that make us quintessentially human, the pelvis would place close to the top.

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, descending from the same species as humans more than 6 million years ago.

A research team has, for the first time, observed chimpanzees applying insects to their own wounds and the wounds of conspecifics.

Researchers have now found a previously overlooked part of our DNA that may explain why our brains work differently.