NAIROBI ― Understanding the genetic traits of chimpanzees and how they help them adapt to unique conditions in different ...

The patterns of selection (i.e. how selective the chimpanzees were) is very similar to that which scholars have seen in the archaeological record for early humans more than 2 million years ago.

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Wild chimpanzees inhabit various environments in Africa, from dense tropical rainforests to more open woodland and savannah areas. And these close cousins of our species ...

Chimps are amazingly adaptable. Unlike other nonhuman primates, they live in a variety of habitats and have developed different behaviors to thrive in them. A recent study now shows that chimps also ...

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, sharing over 98% of their DNA with humans, and the scientists say that their findings, published in Science, can not only teach us about our own ...