World Bonobo Day reminds us that one of our closest relatives lives by cooperation, not conflict, and now faces serious ...

Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH), a site of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), ...

New study reveals our closest relatives share the cognitive roots of imagination and pretense. Remember childhood tea parties ...

It would take a meteorite to wake most lions from their midday slumber. But in a section of the Albertine Rift Valley pockmarked by ancient craters, lions are on red-hot alert.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Given the many similarities between humans and chimpanzees, one ...

For the experienced safari-goer, the Republic of the Congo is the next frontier. Here's a first-person look at an intimate safari with Kamba Africa.

More than 200 people have been killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the ...

Two tiny, rare chicks have hatched at the San Antonio Zoo, marking a big conservation win for one of the world’s most ...

The death of a possible genius was reported this week. Ai, a chimpanzee who was born in West Africa and came to the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University in Japan when she was a year old, has ...

At Goma’s central market, once the beating heart of the local economy, traders waited for customers who were becoming increasingly scarce due to the economic crisis that has engulfed the city since it ...