An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction hundreds of thousands of years ago when climate change put its favourite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, according to a new ...

This illustration provided by researchers depicts Gigantopithecus blacki in a forest in the Guangxi region of southern China. Garcia/Joannes-Boyau AP Standing at 9 feet tall and weighing up to 660 ...

WASHINGTON — An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction hundreds of thousands of years ago when climate change put their favorite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, ...

Gigantic monsters have featured in myth and folklore for centuries, with stories such as the Greek titans or the Biblical behemoth passed down from generation to generation. But since the hulking mass ...

Iwent to the new King Kong flick expecting a lot of things -- huge bugs, giant apes, helicopters being swatted out of the sky -- but one thing I was absolutely not anticipating was Apocalypse Now.

A giant ape that lived thousands of years ago and has been likened to "King Kong," may have become extinct due to its inability to adapt, according to a new study. Relatively little is known about the ...

The demise of the giant ape <em>Gigantopithecus</em> has been the focus of recent study, where researchers have reached the conclusion that the presumably largest ...

Standing at 9 feet tall and weighing up to 660 pounds, Gigantopithecus blacki was the largest primate to walk the Earth. The giant ape — an herbivore with a fondness for fruit — appeared in modern-day ...