A century ago, millions of chimpanzees roamed across Africa, sharing 98.6 percent of our DNA and even crafting their own ...

Intelligence comes in many forms, and some animals possess abilities that rival our own in surprising ways. Chimpanzees use tools, form lifelong friendships, and even practice forms of medicine, while ...

New research led by University of Oxford researchers has found that old age likely impacts the habitual tool-use behaviors of some wild chimpanzees—although the extent to which different individuals ...

Wild chimpanzees show reduced participation and performance in their tool-use behaviours as they experience old age, according to long-term video observations. The study, published today in eLife, ...

Young chimpanzees are remarkably innovative, inventing tools and improving on ones that adults use—and this technical know-how could hold the key to better appreciating the role of children in the ...

Chimpanzees share 98.8% of our DNA, making them the closest living relatives humans have. They use tools, form political ...

He wasn't wrong. Six months in, when Goodall wrote up her observations of chimps using tools, Leakey wrote, "Now we must redefine tool, redefine Man, or accept chimpanzees as human." Goodall spoke of ...

British primatologist and environmental icon Jane Goodall has died of natural causes in California at the age of 91. She turned zoology on its head with her observations in Tanzania's Gombe National ...