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Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking that was once considered uniquely human. In a series of experiments designed ...

Chimpanzees are some of the smartest creatures on Earth, sharing about 98% of their DNA with humans. Their brains work in ways that constantly surprise scientists, showing abilities we once thought ...

When Jane Goodall arrived at Tanzania's Gombe Stream in 1960, she carried neither a doctoral degree nor conventional scientific training. What she possessed was something far more useful: the ...

We all know that chimpanzees and other animals are extremely intelligent and deeply emotional. And now a recent and extremely detailed study shows just how smart chimpanzees can be and that there are ...

She died of natural causes in California while on a U.S. speaking tour, the institute said. "Her discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection ...

For something so admired, so synonymous with merit, the concept of intelligence is remarkably poorly understood. Our society operates on the assumption that people with greater intelligence deserve ...

For something so admired, so synonymous with merit, the concept of intelligence is remarkably poorly understood. Our society operates on the assumption that people with greater intelligence deserve ...

Photo: Bill Wallauer For more than 65 years, research from Gombe has offered an extraordinary window into the lives of wild ...

Jane Goodall’s research at Gombe Stream National Park revolutionized our understanding of chimpanzee intelligence. In 1960, she observed a chimp named David Greybeard stripping leaves from twigs to ...