Scientists observed chimpanzees in Uganda appearing to clean and treat both their own wounds and those of others. Scientists studying chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest of Uganda have found that these ...

Wild chimpanzees change the meaning of individual calls by combining them in different ways, a behavior that reflects how ...

These tasks seem completely irrelevant to these animals in their natural environment, so why are researchers interested in ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos, share close genetic ties with humans but exhibit distinct physical and behavioral traits. Chimpanzees display male-dominated, aggressive tendencies, while bonobos are known ...

Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism. But a ...

Not that scientists even agree on whether viruses are alive or not. There's so much we don't know, including just what they ...

A team of researchers documented a previously unseen behavior in a group of wild chimpanzees in the forests of Guinea-Bissau, Africa: the deliberate use of stones to produce sounds, which they ...

We like to think we’re one of a kind, unique creatures. We are different, but we do share similarities with our counterparts, from all walks of life around the globe. Not only do we share human ...

Environmental Variability Promotes the Evolution of Cooperation Among Humans: A Simulation-Based Analysis Apr. 18, 2025 — Researchers have demonstrated that intensified environmental variability ...

May 26, 2025 — A gene that regulates the development of roots in vascular plants is also involved in the organ development of liverworts -- land plants so old they don't even have proper roots ...

But are we on the way to redefining how we evolve? Does evolution now mean not just the slow grind of natural selection spreading desirable genes, but also everything that we can do to amplify our ...

Evolutionary biology is a subdiscipline of the biological sciences concerned with the origin of life and the diversification and adaptation of life forms over time.