News

  1. Anthropology

    Fossil ape makes evolutionary debut

    Newly discovered fossils from an ape that lived in what's now northeastern Spain around 13 million years ago may hold clues to the evolutionary roots of living apes and people.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Anthropology

    Apes, monkeys split earlier than fossils had indicated

    A new genetic analysis pushes back the estimated time at which ancient lineages of monkeys and apes diverged to between 29 million and 34.5 million years ago, at least 4 million years earlier than previously thought.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Earth

    Alpine glaciers on a hasty retreat

    Comparisons of satellite images, aerial photos, and old surveys of Alpine glaciers indicate that the ice masses are losing area at an accelerating rate.