The orangutan genome has been sequenced by an international research project including scientists from Catalonia. In an article published in Nature, the researchers say there is a 97% genetic overlap between the orangutan and the human genomes

STAFF | JANUARY 28th, 2011

The analysis of the genome of an extinct hominid in Siberia and the morphology of a tooth of another individual now suggest that this is a new hominid population different from the Neanderthals and Homo sapiens

STAFF | DECEMBER 23RD, 2010

Researchers from the Catalan Institute of Paleontology have identified a new species of primate, Pseudoloris pyrenaicus, from the fossil remains of a nearly complete set of teeth found at the Sant Jaume de Frontanyà site in Berguedà, Spain. The discovery has led to a rough draft of the first evolutionary lineage in the Pseudoloris genus.

STAFF | OCTOBER 26TH, 2010

After analyzing data from nearly 500 species of mammals, researchers at the Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF) have concluded that mammals with large brains in relation to body size tend to live longer.

STAFF | AUGUST 16th, 2010