A pensioner from East Lancashire maintains that he saw something very unusual in the sky two weeks ago.
Palaeontologists have discovered what is thought to be the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon.
The Hainan Gibbon, of which only a few dozen still survive, has received a welcome and unexpected boost.
The remains of an extinct species of ape have been found inside a 2,300-year-old burial chamber.
Palaeontologists have discovered the skull of what is thought to be mankind's earliest known ancestor.
Scientists have discovered an entirely new species of primate in a remote Chinese rainforest.
Gibbons may communicate in a way that is similar to how early humans spoke millions of years ago.