The results were telling. Plants selected by chimpanzees to make tools were significantly more flexible — on average, 175% ...

Osteobiography involves the analysis of bones and other tissue. It is more commonly used in archaeology to reconstruct the ...

This is due to habitat destruction, hunting and infectious diseases, among other threats. Understanding how chimpanzees have ...

New research from Oxford University has revealed chimpanzee "engineering" capabilities that aid them in retrieving insects as ...

Researchers have discovered that chimpanzees living in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania employ a degree of engineering when making their tools, deliberately choosing plants that provide ...

Wild chimpanzees may therefore possess a kind of "folk physics"—an intuitive comprehension of material properties that helps them choose the best tools for the job.

This finding could help us understand how early humans developed their tool-making capabilities. "This is the first direct evidence that wild chimpanzees select plant materials for termite fishing ...