Along with memorial messages, the website is collecting donations to improve the breeding environment for 10 chimpanzees.

The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence ...

Kyoto University's Center for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior has launched a memorial website for Ai, a chimpanzee known as a "genius " for her cognitive abilities, one month after she died ...

Austrian cow Veronika demonstrates surprising tool use, challenging perceptions of cattle intelligence and prompting a reevaluation of animal cognition.

Baby monkey Punch-kun draws huge crowds to Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan after viral photos show him clutching a stuffed ...

Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary trade-off between big brains, bipedalism and the limits of motherhood.

A bonobo named Kanzi surprised scientists by successfully playing along in pretend tea party experiments, tracking imaginary juice and grapes as if they were real. He consistently pointed to the ...

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The Beauty on FX delivered one of its most shocking and unsettling episodes yet. In Episode 6 titled ‘Beautiful Patient Zero’ ...

A bonobo demonstrated the ability to track imaginary objects in controlled tests, challenging the belief that imagination is uniquely human and hinting at deep evolutionary roots. In a set of ...

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Longevity must serve society and the planet. Julia Binder argues for healthier lives for all, shifting the focus from elite life extension to sustainable systems.