A study of tool use among chimps, our closest living relatives, has cast light on the human evolutionary journey.

Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in different habitats, such as forests and savannahs, according to ...

Scientists conducted largest ever genetic analysis of geologically and ecologically diverse group of chimpanzees.

BEIJING -- A collaborative team of scientists from China and other countries has mapped the most refined chimpanzee brain ...

An international team of paleobiologists, anthropologists and behavioral scientists has found that the process used by modern ...

Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats, some of which may protect against malaria, according to a study by an international team.

A study published in the Journal of Human Evolution found that chimpanzees select harder stones for nut-cracking tasks, similar to early human ancestors. This behavior suggests deep evolutionary ...

Researchers observed chimpanzees in the forests of Bossou, Guinea, noting that these primates use two tools to crack nuts: a ...

Chimps have genetically adapted to thrive in their natural habitats and avoid deadly malaria, according to a new study. The ...

A study of wild chimpanzees uncovered genetic adaptations to malaria linked to genes shared with humans, highlighting ...