In the 1960s and 70s, a group of chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Only two remain and one question ...

Picture a baby chimp clinging to its mother's back, wide eyes taking in everything around it. Just like human babies, these little ones start life completely helpless, relying on their mom for ...

A recent study performed on chimpanzees demonstrates that chimpanzees possess cognitive flexibility similar to that of humans. When circumstances or evidence change, chimps appear to do the thing ...

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

Human's closest living relatives, Chimpanzees, primarily learn their communicative patterns from their mothers and maternal relatives, according to a new study. Newsweek has reached out to the study's ...

Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist, accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human. At the age of ...

Chimpanzees may share more cognitive abilities with humans than was once believed. A new study finds that chimps can revise their beliefs when presented with stronger evidence, showing a level of ...

Project Chimps, a North Georgia sanctuary for 99 former research chimpanzees, is hosting its Spring Brachiate program for college students. This five-day volunteer experience combines chimp care, ...