The life story of the “beloved” chimpanzee star of a series of PG Tips adverts in the 1970s has been revealed in a new study. Choppers, a Western Chimpanzee, played Grandmother Ada Lott in the ...

3.And here's Ham The Chimp, the first great ape (and the first chimpanzee) in space. NASA sent Ham out in 1961 after 15 ...

68.And finally, this is the oldest photograph ever taken. Nicéphore Niépce took the photo from his window in France in 1826.

From fruit flies to monkeys and even a tortoise, a variety of animals have made the historic journey beyond our planet.

CAGLIARI, Italy — On-loan West Ham winger Maxwel Cornet has bagged his second goal in four games to give Genoa a point away at Cagliari in Serie A. Nicolas Viola opened the scoring for the ...

We all know Laika the dog and maybe Ham the chimpanzee but the entire pantheon of animals that have been to space is surprisingly vast. Everything from cats to worms to fish to newts to spiders have ...

On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first great ape to travel to space. His mission was crucial in proving that living beings could survive and function in microgravity.

On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first great ape to travel to space. His mission was crucial in proving ...

This coincides with declining chimpanzee populations due to human activity, according to an article posted to Phys.org. The loss of traditional chimpanzee social and cultural behaviors within groups ...