QUESTION:Setting aside all the myriad ethical objections, could chimpanzees and humans successfully interbreed? ANSWER: No one knows — or if they do, they're keeping it to themselves, says Dr. Ian ...

The brain doesn't just recognize the human voice. A study by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) shows that certain areas of our ...

The human capacity for rational thinking makes us unique among the animal kingdom, according to wise, old Aristotle. However, ...

When people ask why I study chimpanzees, the answer they often want to hear is "to better understand humans." We seem to have a deep-seated fascination with the idea that apes reveal our own true ...

Chimps in the wild engage in deadly battles with rival troops to increase their reproductive success, suggests new research. The Ngogo chimps of Uganda’s Kibale National Park have long been known for ...

Humans regularly cooperate and share resources with other, unrelated humans in different social groups, often without any immediate, reciprocated benefits. The phenomenon has been considered unique to ...

Humans and some whales are the only known species in which females live long after they stop being able to reproduce. A new paper in the journal Science on Thursday argues that chimpanzees should now ...