Deep among Iowa’s rolling fields, bonobos—apes sharing nearly 99% of our DNA—tap out thoughts on screens, paint artwork and ...

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

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 ...

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

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

People have been left in awe of a man who spent weeks studying how bonobos communicate and managed to mimic their behaviors ...

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

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

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

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 ...

There is still debate, researchers say, over whether the behavior is instinctual or based in more complex thought or even ...

This global conflict pitting humans against intelligent humanoid apes thrilled the imagination while also touching on social issues like racism, animal cruelty, and the Cold War. It makes for some ...