Chimpanzees and bonobos, share close genetic ties with humans but exhibit distinct physical and behavioral traits. Chimpanzees display male-dominated, aggressive tendencies, while bonobos are known ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have observed wild chimpanzees in Uganda using medicinal plants to treat wounds. It’s an ...

A team of scientists at Duke University made a mouse just a bit more human. They didn’t give it speech or opposable thumbs.

In the lush forests of Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park, a grunt followed by a hoot might not just be noise—it might be a ...

Researchers describe cases of chimps tending to others’ wounds, as well as a chimp that freed another from a snare ...

Chimpanzees in Uganda use plants to treat wounds and help injured companions, revealing potential roots of human medicine.

Language processing in humans depends on the neuronal connection between language areas in the brain. Until recently, this ...

The research finds that chimpanzees drum rhythmically, using regular spacing between drum hits. Their results show that ...

There is still debate, researchers say, over whether the behavior is instinctual or based in more complex thought or even ...

Chimps in the wild use medicinal leaves to perform "First Aid" on their friends and family, reveals new research. They also ...

A new study finds humanity's closest living relatives will chew plants and apply makeshift poultices to wounds, and use ...

Some of the chimpanzees even used fresh, chewed leaves from plants known for their traditional medicinal uses and bioactive ...