By comparing the neural processing of vocalizations emitted by species close to humans, such as chimpanzees, bonobos and macaques, it is possible to observe what our brain shares, or does not share, ...

The more we try to understand chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, the more we find ourselves humbled by the richness and complexity of their lives — and of their intelligence. Today, on World ...

Chimpanzees continue to learn and hone their skills well into adulthood, a capacity that might be essential for the evolution of complex and varied tool use, according to a new study. Chimpanzees ...

A recent study on chimpanzees in Taï National Park in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, revealed that chimpanzees are losing traditions of male mating gestures. This coincides with declining chimpanzee ...

Researchers at the University of College London recently undertook a massive study to better understand chimps. The team analyzed data from fecal samples of 828 wild chimpanzees across 30 populations, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study from Côte d’Ivoire highlights the urgent need to integrate chimpanzee cultural preservation with conservation. The study documents the ...

Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats, some of which may protect against malaria, according to a study by an international team.

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 ...

Kayla Kolff received funding from the DFG, German Research Foundation. This project is part of a project that was funded by an EUConsolidator grant (772000, TurnTaking) to SP of the European Research ...

Before Mercury Seven astronauts began their explorations, NASA recruited and trained six chimpanzees to compete with Sputnik, which Cusick (the Get the Scoop series) perceptively depicts in this ...