Is this pensive-looking chimp contemplating a new idea? An incredible new study proves the primate has a mind closer to humans than we previously thought. ondrejprosicky - stock.adobe.com They’re not ...

Source: Ruben van Kuik, via Wikimedia Commons. How do scientists study the evolution of human culture and cognition? There aren’t any early hominins around—but there are chimpanzees, our closest ...

Researchers at the University of College London recently undertook a massive study to better understand chimps. The team analyzed data from fecal samples of 828 wild chimpanzees across 30 populations, ...

— -- Science should halt medical experiments on chimpanzees, the closest cousins to humans in the animal world, except perhaps for preventive vaccines for Hepatitis C and some drug therapies ...

Ai, the \"genius\" chimpanzee whose incredible cognitive abilities revolutionised primate intelligence research, has died in ...

New research on chimpanzees is forcing scientists to rethink where the line between human and animal minds really lies. In carefully designed experiments, chimps are not just grabbing at treats or ...

Chimpanzees in one part of Guinea crack and eat nuts while others declined to do so even when offered tools. Chimpanzees in one part of Guinea crack and eat nuts while others declined to do so even ...

The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison ...