Chimpanzees and bonobos, share close genetic ties with humans but exhibit distinct physical and behavioral traits. Chimpanzees display male-dominated, aggressive tendencies, while bonobos are ...

A first-of-its-kind chimpanzee population census is set to begin tomorrow in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, marking a historic step in conservation efforts aimed at safeguarding one of ...

Gorillas and chimpanzees, though sharing DNA and habitats, exhibit distinct characteristics. Gorillas, the largest primates, ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have observed wild chimpanzees in Uganda using medicinal plants to treat wounds. It’s an ...

A team of scientists at Duke University made a mouse just a bit more human. They didn’t give it speech or opposable thumbs.

Travis the chimpanzee was a beloved pet - but one day he savagely attacked his owner's friend Charla Nash, leaving her with ...

Duke University Medical Center-led research has identified a human-specific DNA enhancer that regulates neural progenitor ...

Scientists use changes in DNA as a type of clock to estimate how long two species have been separated. Researchers found that ...

“We still do not have a definitive answer to how the human brain has tripled in size since our split from chimpanzees” during evolution, he says. How human brains got so big: our cells learned ...

Learn more about the ancient footprints found in Greece, which could upend theories on hominin emigration from Africa.

Scopes monkey trial spotlighting evolution was a defeat of biblical fundamentalism. But some aren't buying it: One Kentucky ...