New research on chimpanzees is forcing scientists to rethink where the line between human and animal minds really lies. In ...

Few figures in history have done more to change our understanding of the natural world. We celebrate Jane Goodall’s remarkable life with rare images from the National Geographic archives.

Chimpanzees change their choices when stronger clues appear and stay the course when only weaker hints came in.

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 ...

Human faces are famously flatter than those of other primates. Neanderthals, by contrast, had prominent, projecting midfaces ...

If you've had an annual checkup recently, your doctor probably ran a blood test to look at things such as your cholesterol ...

WASHINGTON -- Toddlers may act up like little apes, but researchers who compared the species concluded a 2-year-old child still has the more sophisticated social learning skills. In one test, ...

Lab chimps used in medical studies are being retired to a forested sanctuary. But scientists and workers who care for the animals say some older... Too Frail To Retire? Humans Ponder The Fate Of ...

On her podcast, Amy Poehler recalls a chilling moment with Mikey the chimp while filming SNL, a wild experience that left her ...