http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The use of tools by hominins - the primate group which includes humans (Homo) and chimpanzees and bonobos (Pan) - has been extensively researched by archaeologists and primatologists, both of who manifest the relevance of tool-use in understanding technology and the origins of human behaviour. http://www.physorg.com/news166968105.html Other Sciences Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:02:06 EST news166968105 New evidence underscores the theory of human origin that suggests humans most likely share a common ancestor with orangutans, according to research from the University of Pittsburgh and the Buffalo Museum of Science. Reporting in the June 18 edition of the Journal of Biogeography, the researchers reject as "problematic" the popular suggestion, based on DNA analysis, that humans are most closely related to chimpanzees, which they maintain is not supported by fossil evidence. http://www.physorg.com/news164508477.html Biology Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:48:32 EST news164508477 Lack of law enforcement against illegal trade in Indonesia threatens the survival of orangutans and gibbons on Sumatra, a new study by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC shows. http://www.physorg.com/news159190623.html Biology Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:37:26 EST news159190623 (PhysOrg.com) -- That irresistible craving for a cheeseburger has its roots in the dramatic growth of the human brain and body that resulted from environmental changes some 2 million years ago. http://www.physorg.com/news153674736.html Biology Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:26:15 EST news153674736 Throughout history, human beings have used the whistle for everything from hailing a cab to carrying a tune. Now, an orangutan's spontaneous whistling is providing scientists at Great Ape Trust of Iowa new insights into the evolution of speech and learning. http://www.physorg.com/news148226438.html Biology Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:00:38 EST news148226438