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May 5, 2021 —A new, high-quality bonobo genome assembly has been constructed. It is allowing scientists to more accurately compare the bonobo genome to that of other great apes - the gorilla, orangutan, ...
Apr. 7, 2022 —Chimpanzees seem to know when a skull is chimpanzee-like, relating to the phenomenon of pareidolia that is linked to the brain's ability to detect faces. The researchers posit that chimpanzee ...
Sep. 15, 2021 —Roads have a negative impact on chimpanzee populations that can extend for more than 17 km, new research ...
Jan. 22, 2021 —Humans cooperate with each other in large groups to defend territories or wage war. But what underlies the evolution of this kind of cooperation? Researchers show that there may be a link between ...
Sep. 13, 2022 —ARHGAP11B -- this complex name is given to a gene that is unique to humans and plays an essential role in the development of the neocortex. The neocortex is the part of the brain to which we owe our ...
Sep. 18, 2020 —A new study shows that orphaned male chimpanzees are less competitive and have fewer offspring of their own than those who continue to live with their mothers. The remaining puzzle is, what is it ...
Mar. 16, 2023 —The western chimpanzees of Guinea are threatened by mining activities. Using a novel genetic approach, researchers have collected information on population size and community structure of the ...
Mar. 5, 2021 —Chimpanzees are divided into four subspecies separated by geographic barriers like rivers. Previous studies attempting to understand chimpanzee population histories have been limited either by a poor ...
Sep. 15, 2020 —Scientists have investigated the influence of environmental variability on the behavioral repertoires of 144 social groups. The scientists found that chimpanzees living further away from historical ...
Jan. 24, 2023 —Humans retain an understanding of gestures made by other great apes, even though we no longer use them ourselves, according to a new ...