Chimps steal less from friends and expect them to do the same, providing a look into how chimpanzee emotions may be similar ...

Chimpanzees may look like smaller, hairier versions of humans, but when a full-grown chimp decides to throw its weight around, the difference is stark. Their strength is not just a gym-rat talking ...

The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison University expected to find risky behavior to peak in adolescence in a study of ...

Are helicopter parents the reason kids don't turn rebellious until their teenage years, when they finally get some autonomy? Very possible, according to scientists who recently studied the development ...

What would a chimpanzee do if you handed it a glittering quartz crystal? Apparently, the same thing many of us would—hold onto it, study it and refuse to let it go. A new study has found that ...

For 11 days in late summer 2025, Aleksey Maro found himself in the Ugandan rainforest, doing whatever he could to collect chimpanzee urine. "The most consistent, predictable time is in the morning.