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

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

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

Between the massive box-office of A Minecraft Movie and the game's continuing popularity, 2025 has been a good year for ...

The Planet of the Apes movies aren't aiming to be entirely scientifically accurate, but a real-life primatologist has pointed ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to 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 ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate.

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

Some of the videos show apes and humans using the same parts of the forests at different times, highlighting the risk of human-ape conflicts that could impact the already threatened great apes.

Researchers utilized recently published telomere-to-telomere genomes of humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and two orangutans to predict where DNA sequences might form alternative structures ...