A new book edited by chimpanzee experts Drs. Lydia Hopper, Assistant Director of the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes, and Stephen Ross, Director of the Center, called ...

From school to work to everyday life, you’ve likely been part of groups that work together smoothly and others that quickly ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Human teenagers aren’t exactly known for their restraint. An ...

The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison University expected to find risky behavior to peak in adolescence in a study of ...

Adolescent chimpanzees share some of the same risk-taking behaviors as human teens, but they may be less impulsive than their human counterparts, according to new research. The study gets at age-old ...

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, and this adds to the fascination of learning how they behave and interact with each other. We know that they, like humans, live in social groups and that ...

By John Cannon Chimpanzees appear to be the biggest daredevils when they’re infants. Humans tend to take more chances and put ...

A new study has found that chimpanzees may be far from shy bathroomgoers. A team of researchers spent more than 600 hours studying 20 captive chimpanzees to determine that chimps may experience ...

World Bonobo Day reminds us that one of our closest relatives lives by cooperation, not conflict, and now faces serious ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Holding hands isn’t just for human sweethearts. Chimps often ...