Chimps may revise their beliefs in surprisingly human-like ways. Experiments showed they switched choices when presented with stronger clues, demonstrating flexible reasoning. Computational modeling ...

With an open mind, Goodall discovered that chimpanzees produce tools, form lasting social bonds, and pass on knowledge across ...

Chimpanzees change their choices when stronger clues appear and stay the course when only weaker hints came in.

A similar disorganized attachment can occur in captive chimpanzees, particularly orphans who are raised by humans. A lack of a permanent caregiver can lead to this more fearful behavior. However, in ...

For something so admired, so synonymous with merit, the concept of intelligence is remarkably poorly understood. Our society ...

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

On the genetic level, we're not all that different from chimps. But those small differences in dna can have massive effects.

Rachel Dolezal, who legally changed her name in 2016 to Nkechi Amare Diallo, looks different — again. The former president of ...

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.

Chimpanzees have protective genetic adaptations against malaria, according to a new study that could provide important insights into developing more effective malaria vaccines for humans. In the ...