Chimpanzees naturally ingest surprising amounts of alcohol from ripe, fermenting fruit. Careful measurements show that their typical fruit diet can equal one to two human drinks each day. This ...

The brain doesn't just recognize the human voice. A study by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) shows that certain areas of our ...

Humans don’t just recognize each other’s voices—our brains also light up for the calls of chimpanzees, hinting at ancient communication roots shared with our closest primate relatives. Researchers ...

Zane, a baby chimpanzee born in January, was adopted by another chimpanzee family after his mother, Chiana, became too sick to care for him shortly after Zane was born The Detroit Zoo recently pulled ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall has died, the conservation organization she founded announced on Oct. 1.

Laughing is a major milestone that chimp babies typically reach between 12 to 16 weeks Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2018. Her ...

The Gombe Stream National Park is a beautiful park in Tanzania, filled with nature, steep valleys, and multiple forest ...

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

A chimpanzee that had been locked up her entire life walked outdoors for the first time in nearly 30 years, video shows. The 28-year-old chimpanzee named Vanilla was recently transferred to a ...

We live in profoundly anti-human times. Progressive cultural movements across a broad array of issues, from bioethics to environmentalism, seek to push us off the pedestal of unique value in both ...