Modern humans have uniquely small and flat faces, especially compared with our Neanderthal cousins' notoriously robust faces ...

Chimpanzees in Gombe National Park use engineering to create flexible tools for termite fishing, raising questions about learning and transmission.

The results were telling. Plants selected by chimpanzees to make tools were significantly more flexible — on average, 175% ...

Our faces don’t just distinguish us from other people, but other species as well. Neanderthals bore stout jaws and broad ...

Indianapolis Zoo president injured by chimpanzee during feeding incident. He is an evolutionary biologist who has worked ...

World-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has spent the last 40 years of her life traveling the world, sharing her ...

Chimpanzees in Tanzania choose flexible materials for termite tools, revealing clues about the origins of human intelligence ...

Researchers have discovered that chimpanzees living in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania employ a degree of engineering when making their tools, deliberately choosing plants that provide ...

Gorillas may have greater self-awareness than scientists previously thought. A new study finds that gorillas perform just as ...

Chimpanzees are humans' closest living relatives, sharing more than 98% of our DNA. They are endangered, with fewer than ...

President and CEO Dr. Rob Shumaker was feeding a chimpanzee through a mesh barrier when the tip of his finger was bitten, the ...