A study of tool use among chimps, our closest living relatives, has cast light on the human evolutionary journey.

Diving into the incredible biology of chimpanzees, revealing their strength, intelligence, and surprising similarities to ...

The patterns of selection (i.e. how selective the chimpanzees were) is very similar to that which scholars have seen in the archaeological record for early humans more than 2 million years ago.

Modern chimpanzees select rock tools in similar ways to Oldowan hominins, early humans who used stone tools that date back to around 2.5 million years ago. According to a new study, these ...

Wild chimpanzees inhabit various environments in Africa, from dense tropical rainforests to more open woodland and savannah areas. And these close cousins of our species, according to new research ...

Chimps have genetically adapted to avoid one of the biggest killer diseases plaguing humanity, scientists believe. The endangered ape species - which are humans' closest genetic relative - appear ...

Chimpanzees are considered endangered because of habitat destruction, poaching, and infectious diseases. The total population in the wild is estimated at about 170,000 to 300,000, according to the ...