chimpanzees

Our Bigger Brains Came With a Downside: Faster Aging

Our Bigger Brains Came With a Downside: Faster Aging

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The human brain, more than any other attribute, sets our species apart. Over the past 7 million years or so, it has ...

Chimpanzees appear ‘capable’ of human speech: researchers

Chimpanzees appear ‘capable’ of human speech: researchers

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Researchers are going bananas. A new scientific paper reports that chimpanzees “are capable of” producing sounds that mimic words they hear from ...

Chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to treat ailments, study finds

Chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to treat ailments, study finds

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Dr. Sarah Adams

London — Chimpanzees in the wild use medicinal plants to treat their injuries or illnesses, according to a study from the University of ...

Scientists observe chimpanzees using human-like warfare tactic

Scientists observe chimpanzees using human-like warfare tactic

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Dr. Sarah Adams

By Will Dunham (Reuters) – On the boundary of dangerous territory, a troop of about 30 individuals engaging in a border patrol ...