Former President Barack Obama admitted he's trying to dig out of a 'deep deficit' with wife Michelle Obama, a quip he made ...

Learn more about complex compositionality, an ability to combine words and calls that humans and bonobos apparently share.

Former President Barack Obama admitted he's trying to dig out of a 'deep deficit' with wife Michelle Obama, a quip he made ...

A new study finds bonobos combine sounds in complex ways, offering clues to the early roots of human language and how communication evolved.

In evolutionary terms, fitness is defined as an organism's ability to survive and reproduce its genes into the next ...

In evolutionary terms, fitness is defined as an organism's ability to survive and reproduce its genes into the next generation.Genes influence ...

Chimps apply engineering skills to select tools with the right characteristic for hunting termites. This can teach us more ...

The debate over human uniqueness is shifting as data has emerged suggesting that other animals can also generate cultural ...

The world's top expert on wild chimpanzees, who turns 91 on April 3, 2025, as been a champion of animals and the environment ...

Quick is all relative, of course. Conservation takes time, and the pace of change can feel glacial. Species can’t be brought back from the brink of extinction overnight. Changing hearts and minds is a ...

Here are 15 of Jane Goodall's best quotes on animals — including her beloved chimpanzees — the environment, and hope for the ...

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