Standing up to fight: Does it explain why we walk upright and why women like tall men? Date: May 19, 2011 Source: University of Utah Summary: A new study shows that men hit harder when they stand ...

BERLIN (AP) — The remains of an ancient ape found in a Bavarian clay pit suggest that humans’ ancestors began standing upright millions of years earlier than previously thought, scientists ...

Why We Walk Upright: Beats Being a Chimp. News. By Ker Than published 16 July 2007 ... One team recently found that wild orangutans often stand upright to balance on thin branches.

Chimpanzees are between 3 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 6 inches (1 to 1.7 meters) tall when standing upright like a human. However, they mostly walk on all fours using their knuckles and feet. Males ...

Orangutans stand upright — with help from their hands — to move along narrow branches. S.K.S. Thorpe. ... but our ape ancestors might have spent most of their time in shady forest.

Humans’ ability to walk upright on two legs may have evolved in trees, rather than on the ground, according to scientists studying wild chimpanzees in Tanzania. CNN values your feedback 1.

The remains of an ancient ape found in a Bavarian clay pit suggest that humans' ancestors began standing upright millions of years earlier than previously thought, scientists said Wednesday.

The remains of an ancient ape found in a Bavarian clay pit suggest that humans’ ancestors began standing upright millions of years earlier than previously thought, scientists said Wednesday.