4. The Bili Ape of the Democratic Republic of Congo Bili Ape. Image via Unsplash Recently confirmed by researchers, Bili apes are large chimpanzees with distinct behaviors and physical characteristics ...

Due to habitat destruction, hunting, and disease, the great ape’s populations have fallen by at least 70 percent, from about a million in 1900 to between 172,000 and 300,000 today. Learning more ...

Chimpanzees ‘caught a yawn’ from this robot and researchers aren’t sure why 'To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore contagious yawning in response to an inanimate agent.' ...

Show plans Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has said it plans to habituate chimpanzees as another tourism product in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, which is known for its exclusive ...

Rite Aid customers want to know next steps as Giant Eagle takes over some prescriptions Amid the closures of Rite Aid Pharmacies across the region, customers were left uncertain of where they ...

The bonobo's behavior contrasts with that of the chimpanzees, their more aggressive counterparts. The two great apes share more than 98 percent of their DNA with each other, and with humans.

Scientists have uncovered over 200 new giant viruses lurking in ocean waters that not only help shape marine ecosystems but also manipulate photosynthesis in algae. These massive viruses once ...

Intelligence What Can We Learn From Chimpanzees? Unlocking the origins of human intelligence, memory, and social behavior. Posted June 8, 2025 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader ...

More information: A transiting giant planet in orbit around a 0.2-solar-mass host star, Nature Astronomy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-025-02552-4 ...

Long-standing conservation questions How to keep chimps—and other animals—safe from human disease has been a long-standing question for conservation researchers, Negrey said. Long before the ...

In chimpanzees and other species, grooming, food sharing, and coalition-building often happen outside kinship lines when individuals consistently benefit from each other’s support.