Chimpanzees have long fascinated researchers, not only for their unique behaviors, but also for how they are similar or (not) to humans. What’s been particularly interesting to field researchers is ...

Human culture is not only complex, but it is also cumulative. We learn things from copying more experienced or older members of our species, but over the generations our skills and technologies are ...

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 ...

How can we compare human and machine intelligence when we can’t decide which species – cats or dogs — is more intelligent?

New research shows that chimpanzees regularly communicate with each other through rapid back-and-forth gestures, similar to how humans talk. Reading time 2 minutes Chimpanzees and humans are even more ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Approximately 6 percent of human and chimp genes are unique to those species, report scientists from Indiana University Bloomington and three other institutions. The new estimate, ...

Oliver is a chimpanzee who not only can walk upright, but does of his own accord. For years there have been debate's over Oliver's identity. All those who know Oliver swear that he is at least ...

A chimpanzee doesn’t hesitate to make it clear when it wants attention. The closest cousin of humans, this species of great ape has effective ways of communicating what it needs. Researchers have ...