CHICAGO (WLS) -- Animal researchers have known for some time that chimpanzees are very much like us. But a new study shows that just as we go to war sometimes to protect our territory and way of life, ...

We have recently read a lot about the remarkable life's work of the great chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall, who passed away on 1 October 2025. We learned that the Kenyan archaeologist and ...

A groundbreaking ten-year study on the behavior of chimpanzees, reported in the journal Current Biology, reveals that humanity's closest living relative expresses a propensity for human-like warfare.

Chimpanzees may think much more like humans than previously believed, according to new research published in Science. The study provides evidence that chimpanzees can rationally revise their beliefs ...

Chimpanzees in Michigan are not considered "persons" with human rights, according to the state's Court of Appeals. That means the owners of the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula will not need ...

Chimpanzees are capable of making rational decisions, much like humans, and can critically assess the quality of evidence when faced with choices, a new study suggests. Published in the journal ...

Residents of Hoima City have raised concern over acute water shortages caused by frequent chimpanzee incursions into their main water sources, a situation they say has exposed communities--especially ...

A small brain region reacts strongly to chimp calls. This shows that our voice system links to older primate signals.