The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison ...

KEITHVILLE, La. (KSLA) — February is heart health month, a time when we’re all encouraged to look at our lifestyles and be proactive to protect against heart disease. But heart health isn’t just a ...

A young chimp swings through the jungle canopy at the Ngogo Chimpanzee Project at Kibale National Park in Uganda. Image credit: Kevin Lee/Ngogo ...

MORGANTON, Ga. — A former research lab chimpanzee has died at an animal sanctuary in north Georgia at age 36. Project Chimps, a nonprofit sanctuary for chimpanzees formerly used in research labs, ...

Story: Project Nim is the new documentary about a chimpanzee raised in a human household as part of an experiment to see if chimps could learn language. Director James Marsh and two of the people who ...

Not every Homo sapiens who sees Project Nim will be moved to pledge membership in PETA. Still, this documentary biopic of the ’70s chimp picked to endure an “experiment” in simian sign language and ...