A series of stunning findings about great apes’ mental capabilities in recent years has transformed how we see our closest relatives ...

A pioneering project led by researchers from the University of Stirling and the Max Planck Institute has opened the door for ...

The largest great ape cognition dataset combines 18 years of studies to reveal patterns in learning, memory, and intelligence ...

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Dryopithecus is one of the most mysterious extinct ape genera ever found in Europe, known from fossils discovered in France, Spain, and Austria. Long debated by researchers, it has at times been ...

New research from the University of Portsmouth has found that great apes exhibit exactness in mimicking one another's facial expressions in social contexts. The study, published in Scientific Reports, ...

How did human intelligence evolve? The release of the EVApeCognition dataset provides 18 years of standardized data on great ...

Michael Jackson's chimpanzee Bubble is still alive and well, living at the Florida-based Center for Great Apes since 2005. As ...

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The global search for the most intelligent animals has become one of science’s most captivating pursuits. From jungles to oceans to treetops, researchers are continually discovering surprising new ...

For decades, scientists used a mirror experiment to explore whether animals could recognize themselves. In that test, researchers placed a mark on an animal’s body where it could only be seen in a ...