P rimates are a group of mammals that includes humans and our close relatives, such as apes, monkeys and lemurs. Monkeys, ...

Human activities such as agriculture, logging, and urbanization are increasingly encroaching on the habitats of great apes.

Despite startling breakthroughs, the first words and signs of great apes are rarely publicly celebrated by scientists.

It turns out that we animals who crave sugar have a very important historical biological need for it: Sugar means calories.

DNA sequences for the chimpanzee, orangutans and more will help scientists to determine what sets humans apart from other ...

A peep from a bonobo is believed to mean roughly “I would like to…” and a whistle is believed to mean “let’s stay together.” But when combined to make a “peep-whistle,” it’s thought to mean something ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

Differences among the DNA of seven ape species—including humans—are greater than originally thought, according to an ...

The resource is already lending itself to comparative studies that offer new insights into human and ape evolution, and into what underlies the functional differences among these species.

and the great apes, which include chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans and humans. Apes are highly intelligent and known for their advanced problem-solving and communication skills.