Is this pensive-looking chimp contemplating a new idea? An incredible new study proves the primate has a mind closer to humans than we previously thought. ondrejprosicky - stock.adobe.com They’re not ...

Chimps may revise their beliefs in surprisingly human-like ways. Experiments showed they switched choices when presented with stronger clues, demonstrating flexible reasoning. Computational modeling ...

Two chimpanzees sit in the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda, where the study took place. Merryjack via Flickr under CC BY-SA 4.0 Whether you realize it or not, you spend a large chunk of ...

Charles Darwin studied apes in the zoo to observe their behaviour and emotions. His book, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, published in 1872, explores the mental abilities that ...

Chimpanzees use a variation of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to change their minds, research shows. When you purchase through links on our ...

A chimpanzee mother (Xela) nursing her offspring (Xort). Researchers have for the first time identified distinct mother-offspring attachment types in wild chimpanzees. Have you ever wondered how your ...