The researchers pointed out that the chimps tested in the study are used to contact with humans and familiar with objects not found in the natural world, so future experiments should be carried out ...

Humans are an interesting mixture of altruism and competition. We work together well at times and at others we will fight to get our own way. To try to explain these conflicting tendencies, ...

Ancestors of modern humans collected crystals for which they had no apparent use. A new chimp study could help researchers understand the roots of this infatuation Crystals have repeatedly been found ...

Chimpanzees may look like smaller, hairier versions of humans, but when a full-grown chimp decides to throw its weight around, the difference is stark. Their strength is not just a gym-rat talking ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international study led by researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos III de ...

A good chunk of human ideology found in a story posted by Science News Daily: The study found ILS with orangutan and chimp in approximately 1% of the human genome. “[I]n about 0.5% of our genome, we ...

A study of chimps, gorillas and other great apes, including human children, sheds light on how laughter has evolved.

Chimps’ love for crystals could help explain our ancestors’ fascination with the shiny stones. The forerunners of modern humans collected crystals for which they had no apparent use, say scientists.