By John Cannon Chimpanzees appear to be the biggest daredevils when they’re infants. Humans tend to take more chances and put themselves in the most danger in adolescence, so the expectation has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Val, an adult male chimpanzee, demonstrates the ‘grass-in-ear’ behavior. - Jake Brooker/Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust ...

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

Chimpanzees have protective genetic adaptations against malaria, according to a new study that could provide important insights into developing more effective malaria vaccines for humans. In the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Animal researchers have known for some time that chimpanzees are very much like us. But a new study shows that just as we go to war sometimes to protect our territory and way of life, ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

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 ...

Male chimpanzees at the Taï National Park in Côte d’Ivoire are shown eating. A new study finds chimpanzees at this site have a predilection for fruits high in alcohol content. Photograph By Aleksey ...

A groundbreaking ten-year study on the behavior of chimpanzees, reported in the journal Current Biology, reveals that humanity's closest living relative expresses a propensity for human-like warfare.

Chimpanzees living in a sanctuary in Africa have developed a “fashion trend” for dangling blades of grass or sticks from their ear holes and their behinds, a new study shows. In 2010, researchers ...