We now have full genome sequences for six species of apes, helping us to pin down our last common ancestor – and potentially ...

Language Connection: Researchers discovered a neuronal connection related to language in chimpanzee brains, previously ...

Previous research has shown that chimps have their own signature drumming style. A new analysis of 371 bouts of chimpanzee ...

Humans are the only species on Earth known to use language. They do this by combining sounds into words and words into ...

A new study finds humanity's closest living relatives will chew plants and apply makeshift poultices to wounds, and use ...

Wild chimpanzees alter the meaning of single calls when embedding them into diverse call combinations, mirroring linguistic ...

Wild chimpanzees alter the meaning of single calls when embedding them into diverse call combinations, mirroring linguistic operations in human language. Human language, however, allows an infinite ...

Who would win a no-rules fight between 100 average men and one adult male gorilla? The debate has exploded across Reddit, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. Some say that if humans once hunted mammoths, ...

Chimpanzees exhibit spontaneous drumming behavior, shedding light on the origins of human music and potential cultural ...

Chimpanzees can combine vocal calls to form new meanings. This suggests a primitive form of syntax, hinting at the roots of ...