Humans evolved larger brains and flatter faces much faster than other apes, suggesting that intelligence shaped our skulls.

The experiment suggests that the animals are “not just driven by simple, emotional responses” but “have rather complex ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international ...

Researchers found that chimpanzees update their beliefs based on evidence, showing a human-like ability to reason and reflect ...

In a series of experiments designed to test the metacognition of these fascinating apes, psychologist Hanna Schleihauf of ...

We now have only the second high-quality genome from an ancient Denisovan human, which reveals there were more populations of ...

Chimpanzees mirror human thought processes in new study - The primates can critically assess the quality of evidence when ...

The research, titled "Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs," was carried out by a team including UC Berkeley ...

Because chimps are humans' closest living relatives, Leakey hoped that understanding the animals would provide insights into early humans. In a predominantly male field, he also thought a woman would ...

Jane Goodall, founder of The Jane Goodall Institute, holds her stuffed animal traveling companion named Mr. H as she speaks with Forbes senior editor Maggie McGrath at the 2025 Forbes Sustainability ...

Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a genetic legacy from Denisovans, an extinct human relative. A new study reveals ...

Groundbreaking research finds chimpanzees can revise their beliefs based on new evidence, revealing human-like reasoning once ...