CNN.com - Ancient skull challenges human origins - July 10, 2002

Not exactly. It's not like they're saying humans actually evolved from chickens or something. Basically, they think (remember, this is one skull) that humans and chimpanzees may have diverged earlier than previously thought. Did you know that humans and chimpanzees are more closely related (in time, anyway) than either is to any other ape? It's true.