A new report published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution provides fresh clues on the origin of human ...

There is still debate, researchers say, over whether the behavior is instinctual or based in more complex thought or even ...

University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the Budongo Forest, filmed and recorded incidents of the ...

A new study finds humanity's closest living relatives will chew plants and apply makeshift poultices to wounds, and use ...

One of the pieces of evidence provided by the research is the footage of a very young female chimpanzee chewing on plants ...

Some chimpanzees treated wounds with chewed leaves, while others pressed their fingers to injuries or helped remove snares ...

SpaceX on Wednesday launched more than two dozen Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit in the company's continuing quest ...

Chimpanzees are among our closest living relatives, but they may be even more like us than we realised. In fact, in the animal kingdom, it seems chimps perform crucial first aid too.

A new study shows that wild chimpanzees use medicinal plants to treat wounds and maintain hygiene, among other things. The ...

experts say Chimpanzees and humans last shared a common ancestor around 6 million years ago. Scientists suspect this ancient ancestor must have been a drummer — using beats to communicate.

Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a new study shows. Chimpanzees and humans last shared a common ancestor around 6 million years ago. Scientists suspect this ...