A long-running conflict in a Ugandan park may provide clues to the origins of human warfare, and how to avoid it.

New research from a team of cognitive scientists and evolutionary biologists finds that chimpanzees drum rhythmically, using regular spacing between drum hits. Their results show that eastern and ...

Chimpanzees (often colloquially “chimps”) are African great apes in the genus Pan, which has two living species: the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and the bonobo (Pan paniscus). The common ...

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, Uganda (AP) — The man tracking chimpanzee movements in a rainforest is required to follow the primates wherever they go — except up in the trees. Onesmas Ainebyona stalks the ...

Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...

A new study finds chimpanzees drum against tree roots with rhythm, suggesting they share an evolutionary trait with humans passed down by a last common ancestor. DaFranzos via Pixabay Wild chimpanzees ...

New research reveals that chimpanzees drum rhythmically, using distinct patterns that vary between different groups. Scientists believe these drumming behaviors may provide insights into the ...