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 ...

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?

It’s the strongest evidence yet that we share the planet with another rational being,” said Duke University evolutionary ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...