Did humans learn to walk in trees?

ScienceDaily
Jul 29, 2025, 1:17 am123 pts
In the quest to understand how and why early humans started walking on two legs, scientists are now looking to chimpanzees living in dry, open savannah-like environments for clues. A new study reveals that these chimpanzees, despite the open terrain, still frequently climb trees to gather fruit and other foods…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Latest rhino assessment finds two species recovering, but three continue to decline

Mongabay

Latest rhino assessment finds two species recovering, but three continue to decline 125

ENN

Certain Communities of Pond Plants May Increase Greenhouse Gases 123

PHYSorg

Earth system models' inaccurate gross primary productivity simulations threaten land carbon uptake estimates 123

Plant-Based Foods, Brain Health, & Omega 3s

CleanTechnica

Plant-Based Foods, Brain Health, & Omega 3s 122

Residents Living in the Shadow of the Steel Industry Ask the EPA to Reconsider Delay of Hazardous Air Pollution Rule

InsideClimate News

Residents Living in the Shadow of the Steel Industry Ask the EPA to Reconsider Delay of Hazardous Air Pollution Rule 121

US residential solar prices stay low, tax credit cuts and tariffs loom

Electrek

US residential solar prices stay low, tax credit cuts and tariffs loom 117

The making of an autonomous Indigenous nation in Peru’s Amazon

Mongabay

The making of an autonomous Indigenous nation in Peru’s Amazon 116

Tesla Master Plan Part 4 — The Future Of Work

CleanTechnica

Tesla Master Plan Part 4 — The Future Of Work 115

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.

Featured

Report links world’s top banks to…

Report links world’s top banks to social & environmental harms from mining

Decades of data show African weather disturbances intensify during La Niña

Electric Bike Co. Model C and J e-bikes…

Electric Bike Co. Model C and J e-bikes at $1,499 annual lows, Exclusive…

Toyota announces another new EV, but…

Toyota announces another new EV, but this one will be unique

Trees alone won't save us: New study says forestation has less potential to fix…

Trump Says America’s Oil Industry Is…

Trump Says America’s Oil Industry Is Cleaner Than Other Countries’. New Data…

Peru to Consider New Reserve for…

Peru to Consider New Reserve for Uncontacted Indigenous People

American Samoa says no to deep-sea…

American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it…

Discovery of dazzling blue butterfly…

Discovery of dazzling blue butterfly underscores peril facing Angola’s forests

Green energy and community

Green energy and community