A seven-million-year-old skull found in Chad sits at the center of a long argument about human origins. The species, ...

From tiger recoveries and chimpanzee genetics to AI conservation tools, this accessible overview includes exciting research ...

Dian Fossey was a zoologist who spent decades studying the elusive mountain gorillas of Congo and Rwanda before she was ...

Video by @cincinnatizooBaby bonobo Daisy! Bonobos live in a matriarchal society, where females lead the group and keep the peace! 💪💕 Unlike their chimp cousins, bonobos rely on cooperation and ...

Few figures in history have done more to change our understanding of the natural world. We celebrate Jane Goodall’s remarkable life with rare images from the National Geographic archives. Ethologist, ...

A new study of chimpanzees living in the wild adds to evidence that our closest primate relatives have cultural differences, too. The study, reported online on October 22nd in Current Biology shows ...

Fifteen years ago, researchers working deep in Uganda’s Kibale National Park watched something unsettling unfold. The Ngogo chimpanzees, one of the largest known chimp communities, began killing ...

Chimps in the wild engage in deadly battles with rival troops to increase their reproductive success, suggests new research. The Ngogo chimps of Uganda’s Kibale National Park have long been known for ...

Chimpanzees can weigh and rationalize conflicting information before deciding what to believe. That’s the main conclusion of research that tested whether our closest living relatives can do something ...

Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work ...