For something so admired, so synonymous with merit, the concept of intelligence is remarkably poorly understood. Our society operates on the assumption that people with greater intelligence deserve ...

When Aristotle claimed that humans differ from other animals because they have the ability to be rational, he understood rational to mean that we could form our views and beliefs based on evidence, ...

Chimps may revise their beliefs in surprisingly human-like ways. Experiments showed they switched choices when presented with stronger clues, demonstrating flexible reasoning. Computational modeling ...

A chimpanzee broke out of her enclosure at the Indianapolis Zoo Friday morning, sparking a lockdown that trapped dozens of visitors — including 37 schoolchildren on a field trip. Jake Oakman, the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A chimpanzee was on the loose inside the Indianapolis Zoo on Friday as guests were asked to head back to their cars or shelter in secure locations. An Indianapolis Fire Department run ...

It’s not the first time Bo French, pictured above, has faced backlash for online commentary. Credit: Facebook / Bo French A North Texas GOP chairman with a history of firing off inflammatory, racially ...

In October 2025, a composite image circulated online authentically showing trail cam footage of mask-wearing chimpanzees, who were raiding local markets, roaming through woodlands in "the Congo." In ...

This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. As the world mourns Jane Goodall, the pioneering chimpanzee ...

Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall spent decades of her life researching and working with primates, beginning her career in the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, Africa, in the early 1960s. She ...

Jane Goodall, an iconic figure in conservation whose work transformed human-animal relations, is perhaps best known for the trailblazing research she carried out with chimpanzees at Gombe Stream ...

A chimp at Zoo Knoxville had spinal surgery considered to be the "first documented procedure of its kind." Mwelu is a chimpanzee at Zoo Knoxville How to see the chimps at Boo! at the Zoo: Tickets, ...