The human capacity for rational thinking makes us unique among the animal kingdom, according to wise, old Aristotle. However, ...

New research on chimpanzees is forcing scientists to rethink where the line between human and animal minds really lies. In ...

The brain doesn't just recognize the human voice. A study by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) shows that certain areas of our ...

In humans, nearly a quarter of children grow up with a disorganized attachment style — the most extreme form of insecure attachment, linked to trauma, fear, and emotional instability. But in the West ...

A study reveals chimpanzees exhibit evidence-based reasoning, challenging the belief that rational thought is uniquely human.

Chimpanzees naturally ingest surprising amounts of alcohol from ripe, fermenting fruit. Careful measurements show that their typical fruit diet can equal one to two human drinks each day. This ...

As scientists have studied the chimpanzee, they’ve found more and more similarities between humans and their closest living relatives. But when it comes to the courts, chimps and humans couldn’t be ...

If you've had an annual checkup recently, your doctor probably ran a blood test to look at things such as your cholesterol ...

Lucy the Chimpanzee’s story is an animal rights nightmare. As told in the new documentary Lucy the Human Chimp, psychologist Maurice Temerlin and his wife, Jane, bought the fuzzy primate from a ...

Many people believe that animals with higher intelligence deserve to be treated more humanely, or at least not used for food.

The Washington D.C.-based Nonhuman Rights Project argues that chimpanzees at the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula ...

For something so admired, so synonymous with merit, the concept of intelligence is remarkably poorly understood. Our society ...