In A Nutshell A captive chimpanzee in Japan named Ayumu repeatedly pried floorboards off a walkway and used them as ...

The whites of your eyes are not an accident. They are, scientists now believe, one of the most sophisticated social ...

Scientists have observed chimpanzees drumming and noted patterns matching the structure of their vocalizations, creating an ...

Chimpanzees consistently choose crystals over ordinary rocks, suggesting a curiosity that may echo early humans.

Chimpanzee experiments suggest early humans were likely fascinated by crystals because of their unique transparency and ...

Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist, accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human. At the age of ...

Chimps’ love for crystals could help explain our ancestors’ fascination with the shiny stones. The forerunners of modern humans collected crystals for which they had no apparent use, say scientists.

We have recently read a lot about the remarkable life's work of the great chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall, who passed away on 1 October 2025. We learned that the Kenyan archaeologist and ...

A recent study performed on chimpanzees demonstrates that chimpanzees possess cognitive flexibility similar to that of humans. When circumstances or evidence change, chimps appear to do the thing ...

New findings from Uganda’s Ngogo Chimpanzee Project challenge long-held assumptions about primate behaviour and child ...

A groundbreaking ten-year study on the behavior of chimpanzees, reported in the journal Current Biology, reveals that humanity's closest living relative expresses a propensity for human-like warfare.