A recent study performed on chimpanzees demonstrates that chimpanzees possess cognitive flexibility similar to that of humans. When circumstances or evidence change, chimps appear to do the thing ...

Chimpanzees may look like smaller, hairier versions of humans, but when a full-grown chimp decides to throw its weight around ...

In the 1960s and 70s, a group of chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Only two remain and one question ...

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This next story could not be introduced by a chimpanzee, unfortunately, but chimps do possess some of the building blocks of spoken language. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on two new studies that hint at ...

Are helicopter parents the reason kids don't turn rebellious until their teenage years, when they finally get some autonomy? Very possible, according to scientists who recently studied the development ...

— -- Unseen by anyone else on a hike, a snake crosses your path. What would you do? Chimps, our closest animal cousins, emit soft hoots to warn their unaware friends about the unseen danger. But ...

Different populations of chimpanzees showed varying behaviours - Copyright Handout/AFP Kathelijne Koops Different populations of chimpanzees showed varying behaviours ...

Learn how urine tests revealed that wild chimpanzees metabolize alcohol from naturally fermented fruit, and what that could mean for human evolution.

Are helicopter parents the reason kids don’t turn rebellious until their teenage years, when they finally get some autonomy? Very possible, according to scientists who recently studied the development ...