Human brains do something peculiar when a chimpanzee screams or hoots. Instead of treating those sounds as generic animal ...

“One of the main findings is that all chimpanzee kids are risky, and that infant and juvenile chimpanzees are even more risky ...

In humans, teens do the most dangerous things. In chimpanzees, that honor goes to toddlers. The difference may lie in ...

Chimpanzees show physical risk taking peaks in infancy, not adolescence, highlighting the powerful role of supervision in ...

On the genetic level, we're not all that different from chimps. But those small differences in dna can have massive effects. Learn what makes us truly different from chimpanzees in this new episode of ...

Grunts, barks, screams and pants ring through Taï National Park in Cȏte d’Ivoire. Chimpanzees there combine these different calls like linguistic Legos to relay complex meanings when communicating, ...

A similar disorganized attachment can occur in captive chimpanzees, particularly orphans who are raised by humans. A lack of a permanent caregiver can lead to this more fearful behavior. However, in ...

Great apes share human-like social circles, but chimpanzees and bonobos differ in how selectively they maintain close social ...

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

A groundbreaking ten-year study on the behavior of chimpanzees, reported in the journal Current Biology, reveals that humanity's closest living relative expresses a propensity for human-like warfare.

Ai, a renowned “genius” chimpanzee known for counting, recognising symbols, colours and painting, died aged 49 from old age ...