Chimpanzees are not pets, no matter what social media tells you
Why wild chimpanzees end up as pets and how we can keep them in the wild.
Sept. 7, 2023 • ~7 min
Male rhesus macaques often have sex with each other – a trait they have inherited in part from their parents
Most of the males in a Puerto Rican monkey colony engaged in homosexual activity, a new study reveals.
July 13, 2023 • ~7 min
Why we’re searching for the evolutionary origins of masturbation – and the results so far
Masturbation seems like an evolutionary conundrum. New research has found an explanation.
June 7, 2023 • ~8 min
Thriving in the face of adversity: Resilient gorillas reveal clues about overcoming childhood misfortune
In many animals, including humans, adverse events in youth have lasting negative health effects over the life span. But new research suggests something different is going on in mountain gorillas.
May 15, 2023 • ~9 min
Three surprising reasons human actions threaten endangered primates
Most of us have heard of the dangers of deforestation but there are other more subtle ways that human beings can endanger monkeys, apes and lemurs.
Feb. 6, 2023 • ~6 min
Primates colonised the Arctic during a period of ancient global warming -- their fate offers a lesson as climate change speeds up
Close relatives of primates adapted to life in the High Arctic 52 million years ago – this may offer insight into future changes in the Arctic.
Jan. 30, 2023 • ~8 min
Expanding Alzheimer's research with primates could overcome the problem with treatments that show promise in mice but don't help humans
Nonhuman primates like rhesus monkeys share certain characteristics with people that may make them better study subjects than mice for research on neurodegenerative diseases.
Aug. 31, 2022 • ~9 min
What is it about the human brain that makes us smarter than other animals? New research gives intriguing answer
Human brains seem to be wired differently to those of chimps or macaques.
May 27, 2022 • ~8 min
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