But it is a fascinating story about the evolution of not just laughter among great apes, but of the origins of our own vocal ...

There are many kinds of laughter. People may guffaw at a joke. They may giggle nervously in an uncomfortable situation. They ...

Julie Elie has been studying zebra finch vocalizations for years. Now, she has won the Coller-Dolittle Prize for progress ...

The documentary tells the story of scientific hubris through the extraordinary life of one chimp, Sheba. Now 44, she lives in sanctuary at Chimp Haven in Louisiana. Born in a cage, raised in a zoo, ...

They say a joke becomes a dad joke when it becomes apparent. We'd say dad jokes are those that are fully groan. (Sorry.) ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Washoe, a female chimpanzee said to be the first non-human to acquire human language, has died of natural causes at the research institute where she was kept. Washoe, who first ...

Bioacousticians are finding animal communication patterns once thought unique to humans — discoveries that challenge ideas about what makes human language special.

The investigative minds at How to Survive reveal critical defensive tactics for surviving the overwhelming strength and aggression of wild chimpanzees. Trump's grip on GOP weakens as he suffers shock ...

Chimpanzee naive pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) can now be grown in cellular cultures, reveals a recent study. They successfully created chimpanzee early embryo models, called 'blastoids,' and found ...

Humans don’t just recognize each other’s voices—our brains also light up for the calls of chimpanzees, hinting at ancient communication roots shared with our closest primate relatives. Researchers ...

Featured in the movie are several of Jackson’s pets that he owned when he still lived at his family estate in Encino, Calif., including a llama, giraffe and a python as well as the most famous of them ...