A RENOWNED scientist has made claims a human-chimpanzee hybrid was born in a research facility 100 years ago before being killed by panicked doctors. Evolutionary psychologist and University of Albany ...

Tales of a "humanzee," or chimp-human hybrid, are as common as they are compelling. But to say nothing of whether or not such a hybrid could be possible, all signs point to the tales being fabricated.

This is a story about a chimpanzee named Oliver who grew up in Blackwood, but became a worldwide phenomenon in his lifetime. Some people say he is the missing link, a hybrid step between chimps and ...

Gorillas may have greater self-awareness than scientists previously thought. A new study finds that gorillas perform just as well as chimpanzees in tests that require awareness of their own bodies. A ...