Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

“You can't get the chimps to spit in a tube and send it off to 23 and Me," said Arizona State University professor and study co-author Kevin Langergraber. He says the team found genetic differences ...

People often go to the bathroom in groups, and according to new research chimpanzees do the same, possibly to strengthen group social bonds. When you purchase through links on our site ...

72 Dangerous Animals: Latin America’ is a thrilling wildlife documentary ... television series featuring the mellifluous narration of Mahershala Ali. Set amidst the lush Ngogo rainforest, the series ...

The Maryland Zoo welcomed several new animals in 2024, including adorable opossums Moose and Salmon, a baby chimpanzee named Ivy and a northern ground hornbill chick named Rwenzori. The zoo also ...

“While rainforest degradation is perhaps a danger mostly for forest chimpanzees, habitat changes that can increase malaria pressure are perhaps a danger mostly for woodland-savannah populations ...

Measuring in at more than two million square kilometers, Central Africa’s Congolian rainforests play host to a truly staggering array of native plants and animals, with creatures like the bongo ...

Countless plants, animals, fungi and microbes live in forests, so when these forests are destroyed, the wildlife can't survive. The same is true for many human communities living in forests ...

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, according to new research ...

Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats, some of which may protect against malaria, according to a study by an international team ...