(Hominins are a group of species that includes modern humans plus all our extinct ancestors and relatives since the split from the common ancestor we share with chimpanzees.) The Oldowan tools ...

Because groups of people often go to the bathroom together too, and chimpanzees are our' closest living relatives, this social behavior could be traced back to our common ancestor, researchers said.

From elephants in Tanzania to chimpanzees in Uganda, explore the most populous animal in each African country. A fascinating ...

Amandine Lions, a volunteer at the Papaye International association, carries Tchossa, a young orphaned chimpanzee on her back during their daily walk Populations of common chimpanzees, which used ...

Complete human, chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, and orangutan genomes have provided us a window into understanding the complex speciation process of these species' common ancestor. Analyses of these ...