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 ...

Despite being one of the most cooperative species on the planet, humans routinely fail to manage shared resources sustainably ...

— -- 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 ...

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 ...

People often go to the bathroom in groups, and according to new research chimpanzees do the same, possibly to strengthen group social bonds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Researchers have found two important building blocks of human speech in wild chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives. A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic ...