Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work ...

Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol. Chimpanzees could be consuming the equivalent of a beer and half a day from eating alcoholic fruits, ...

Without formal scientific training, Goodall upended the study of animal behavior. She also inspired countless people to protect nature.

Scientists estimate chimps’ alcohol consumption for the first time, and find they seem to prefer boozier fruit.

In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar DNA" actually mean? The truth is that the frequently cited 98.8% ...

Dr Jane Goodall, who died today at 91, devoted her life to the study and conservation of chimpanzees and the other great apes. Through her pioneering new ways to study them, Goodall discovered that ...

The London-born expert appeared in numerous National Geographic programmes, wrote more than 30 books, and also appeared in The Simpsons.

Dudley co-authored a new paper published in the journal Science Advances reporting the first measurements of the ethanol content of fruits favored by chimps in Ivory Coast and Uganda, finding that the ...

While this might not seem like much, chimps eat so much fruit (around 10 percent of their body mass every day!), it ends up being significant. With this information, the researchers calculated that ...

Famed primatologist Jane Goodall was renowned for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees but dedicated her life to helping all wild animals and the natural world. It was a passion that lasted ...

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. The Jane Goodall Institute said in post on ...