An experimental study of modern chimpanzees has documented patterns of behavior that seemingly mirror those of our prehistoric human ancestors, casting light on how our predecessors may have ...

A new study, conducted on wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, provides evidence ...

For many years, chimpanzees were the mascots of the UK tea brand PG tips, appearing in adverts while dressed like a human family until 2002. By studying footage of chimps in Guinea, scientists ...

They looked up and saw a perplexed adult chimp peering down. When wild chimps encounter humans, they typically flee in panic—understandable given that the relationship between our two species ...

Alan Alda joins researchers studying human children and chimpanzees to discover why we share some skills with our closest living relatives, but have far surpassed them in our most uniquely human ...

Chimpanzee Lucy was raised as a human in a suburban family home where she was taught to communicate. Out of an experiment filled with surprises, a beautiful friendship was born. ABC iview Home Watch ...

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, sharing over 98% of their DNA with humans, and the scientists say that their findings, published in Science, can not only teach us about our own ...