Researchers now have compared laughter in humans to laughter in the various great apes - chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and ...

A University of Auckland scientist has uncovered the fates of chimpanzees who starred in seminal psychological studies of the ...

A century ago, millions of chimpanzees roamed across Africa, sharing 98.6 percent of our DNA and even crafting their own ...

Mules are remarkable animals. The hybrid combination of a female horse and a male donkey, the mule, has been in service to mankind since ancient times. They were first mentioned ...

We have changed from wanting animals to understand human language to wanting to understand how they communicate with each ...

A new protein analysis of Homo naledi skeletons reveals a curious twist—none of them seem to have Y chromosomes.

Goodall also launched projects under JGI to support young African girls by offering them access to reproductive health education and through scholarships to finance their college education. Goodall ...

Rockhampton Zoo is hand-rearing a chimp whose mother dropped it from a height by accident hours after giving birth.

A new study suggests female bottlenose dolphins may have a strategy for steering clear of males with a history of pushy ...

For all the diversity of the human condition, one experience is almost universally painful: adolescence. It's also unusual. Most other species pass from puberty to adulthood quickly, but humans linger ...

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