Ainebyona and others involved in chimp conservation in this remote Ugandan rainforest say they aim for the kind of communion ...

From deep in the ocean to high in the sky and back in our own homes, animals continue to surprise us with their intelligence and sometimes bizarre behaviours. This year, scientists have uncovered more ...

When it comes to staying faithful, I often hear debates about whether humans are naturally monogamous. A new study from the University of Cambridge has finally offered some clarity by ranking us ...

Researchers at the University of College London recently undertook a massive study to better understand chimps. The team analyzed data from fecal samples of 828 wild chimpanzees across 30 populations, ...

Twenty-five years after the film's release, the chimps from "MVP" feel the lingering effects of a life in show business. Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Tim DiFrisco / Getty, Tom Pidgeon / Getty ...

Researchers believe the yawning robot may have triggered some biological mechanism in the chimps that they associated with sleep. Image: Popular Science composite, Getty Images/ RMJM, Aline ...

When Aristotle claimed that humans differ from other animals because they have the ability to be rational, he understood rational to mean that we could form our views and beliefs based on evidence, ...

Humans love quirks. For example, eyebrow slashes, pup scarves, or TikTok moves with no practical use. Most of us don't invent these things. We see them, we copy them. Voilà: instant trend. And we’re ...