NAGOYA, Japan - About six months after the death of Ai -- a female chimpanzee celebrated as a "genius" for her ability to ...

Physical touch may be an important evolutionary tool to help manage social tension and keep the peace. That is according to a ...

This behavior is further evidence of chimpanzees' deep interaction with their environment," added Morgan "On a daily and ...

Around midnight on June 12, a pair of chimpanzee siblings arrived safely at Chattanooga Zoo after traveling from their home ...

If it weren't for Sultan and his primate clan, the study of animal behavior would have taken a very different path. Sultan, a ...

Researchers now have compared laughter in humans to laughter in the various great apes - chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and ...

A University of Auckland scientist has uncovered the fates of chimpanzees who starred in seminal psychological studies of the ...

A century ago, millions of chimpanzees roamed across Africa, sharing 98.6 percent of our DNA and even crafting their own tools. Today their survival hangs by a thread, and the reasons why reveal just ...

A new protein analysis of Homo naledi skeletons reveals a curious twist—none of them seem to have Y chromosomes.

Goodall also launched projects under JGI to support young African girls by offering them access to reproductive health ...