We now have full genome sequences for six species of apes, helping us to pin down our last common ancestor – and potentially ...

New research uncovers how two ancient hominids used their hands in unique ways for climbing, tool use, and movement.

Both ancient human species showed signs of simultaneously using their hands to move around – such as by climbing trees – as ...

Kanzi showed apes have the capacity for language, but in recent years scientists have questioned the ethics of ape experiments.

"There is a significant difference in intelligence between monkeys and apes," Becky Malinsky, curator of primates at the ...

In the lush forests of Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park, a grunt followed by a hoot might not just be noise—it might be a ...

A 2024 shigella outbreak killed five Jacksonville Zoo apes. What you should know about the highly contagious illness that can ...

Researchers utilized recently published telomere-to-telomere genomes of humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and two ...

At first glance, it’s easy to dismiss the ecological significance of Mbalmayo Forest Reserve in southern Cameroon, one of ...

Inversely, humans — which are also apes — have long legs and shorter arms. Apes also have a larger brain relative to their body size than monkeys do, which has critical implications for ...

We can’t help ourselves. We are, after all, merely apes — or at least close enough relatives to share 98.7% of their DNA.