Chimpanzees, sharing approximately 99% of our DNA, are frequently recognized as our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.

Chimps apply engineering skills to select tools with the right characteristic for hunting termites. This can teach us more about how ancient humans learned to use tools.

Some scientists believe humans became bipedal to adapt to climate change, but our closest primate ancestors complicate that ...

Chimpanzees drum on tree trunks with regular rhythms, suggesting rhythmic drumming may predate humans, a new study reveals. This discovery offers intriguing insights into the potential rhythmic ...

Modern humans share about 95 per cent of their genetic code with chimpanzees. Yet human brains, and what we do with them, are vastly different.

"Scrumping by the last common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans about 10 million years ago could explain why ...

Chimpanzees in a remote West African rainforest use crude stone tools to crack open nuts, a skill which they teach to their young, researchers have found. The chimpanzees used hammer stones to ...

Chimpanzees drum on tree trunks with regular rhythms, suggesting rhythmic drumming may predate humans, a new study reveals. This discovery offers intriguing insights into the potential rhythmic ...