Chimps : Science World Report

Feb 11, 2016 04:20 PM EST

Bystanders May Influence Chimpanzees' Grooming Interactions

Study reveals that bystanders and large audiences can influence how male adult chimpanzees' grooming interactions.

Feb 11, 2016 01:42 PM EST

Gorilla Fossil Indicates Human Split 10 Million Years Ago

Researchers have uncovered new evidence, which indicates that human and gorillas split 10 million years ago. The team found nine gorilla teeth fossils from 8 million years ago in Ethiopia's Chorora Formation, which is shedding new light on the human-gorilla split.

Jan 15, 2016 11:27 PM EST

Sociable Chimps May Have a Rich Microbiome

Being more social may give you more diverse gut microbes-at least if you're a chimp. Scientists have found that chimpanzees that are more sociable have far more varied gut microbiomes.

Jan 15, 2016 05:36 PM EST

Chimps Create Friendships the Same Way that Humans Do: Trust

Chimps are similar to humans in many ways. Now, scientists have found that chimps form friendship based on trust, similar to what we do.

Jan 06, 2016 03:04 PM EST

Genes Born By Accident Led To Evolutionary Innovation, Study Reveals New Findings

A new study found that a set of new genes born by accident may have led to an evolutionary innovation. This 'accident' led to the creation of novel genes, which developed during the course of evolution.

Dec 01, 2015 10:27 AM EST

Primates May Have Entered the Stone Age: Bonobos Create Pre-Agricultural Tools Like Pre-Humans

Bonobos may have entered the Stone Age. For the first time ever, scientists have seen bonobos making sophisticated use of pre-agricultural tools in a way that's similar to what archaic pre-humans once did.

Sep 29, 2015 01:33 PM EDT

Chimp Personality Linked to Their Brain Structure

Chimpanzees' personality traits may actually be linked to the structures in their brain. Scientists have taken a closer look at chimps and have found that brain structure plays a vital role when it comes to their personalities.

Sep 26, 2015 08:46 PM EDT

2-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal How Our Ancestors Heard Sounds

Early hominins heard the world very differently than modern humans, according to a recent study published in the journal Science Advances.

Sep 11, 2015 07:11 AM EDT

Evolution: Why Chimp Faces Evolved Differently from Human Faces

Researchers have taken a closer look at evolution and have found how these structural differences could arise in two species with nearly identical genetic backgrounds.

Sep 04, 2015 08:24 AM EDT

Chimp Attacks Drone with a Tool, Showing Forward Thinking and Planning

Apparently chimps like their privacy. A chimpanzee managed to create a tool to knock an expensive drone from the sky after it tried to film the chimp in its habitat.

Jul 23, 2015 08:55 AM EDT

Chimps Have Culture Like Humans: Tool Use in Chimpanzee Groups

Chimps may, in fact, have culture. Scientists have discovered tool-length "subcultures" in chimpanzees that provide striking parallel with cultural differences observed between adjacent groups in human societies.

Jul 14, 2015 12:40 PM EDT

Evolution: Human Hands May be Less Evolved Than Chimp Hands

Could a human's hand be more primitive than a chimp's? That may just be the case, according to new research. A new study reveals that human hands are actually less developed in terms of evolution than a chimp's hand.