Simians are experts too in the use of tools!:
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[World News]: London, Dec 10 : Cambridge University researchers have concluded that use of tools is habitual in monkeys after collecting the first hand evidence on this score.
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Chimps performed about as well as college students at mental addition, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that suggests non-verbal maths skills are not unique to humans.
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Genes that control the size and complexity of the brain have undergone much more rapid evolution in humans than in non-human primates or other mammals, according to a new study by Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers.
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Chimpanzees in West Africa were using stone tools to crack nuts 4,300 years ago, archaeologists say.
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Scientists in the United States find a way to turn lazy monkeys into workaholics using gene therapy.
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New findings on how people make sounds could lead to better speech recognition and synthesis.
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Scientists identify dogs' emotions and say technology could help them better communicate with humans.
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While crows have a reputation for being clever birds, research now suggests they could be as intelligent as great apes.
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Â· Ancestors learned to walk in trees, says UK teamÂ· Researchers base claims on watching orang-utans
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When it comes to DNA, a human is closer to a chimpanzee than a mouse is to a rat. Yet tiny differences sprinkled throughout the genome have made all the difference, giving humans agriculture, language, art, music, technology and philosophy -- all the achievements that make us profoundly different. Until recently, there was no way to unravel these crucial differences, but that's rapidly changing.
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Movable parts in a silicone face enable 'emotional' response to key words.
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There is a strong scientific and moral case for using primates in medical research, a report concludes.
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The natural world was the focus of much nanotechnology and energy research. Robots, meanwhile, were learning to mimic crabs and bees.
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DES MOINES, Iowa - Azy and Indah are about to go off to school, but they certainly are not ordinary students. They're orangutans, long-limbed, long-haired, bright-eyed primates who will become the first residents of the Great Ape Trust of Iowa, where Rob Shumaker and his associates will study their behavior and learning capabilities...
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Wild South American monkeys routinely use fist-sized rocks to crack open seeds and to dig in dry Brazilian soil for grubs and edible tubers, researchers report in the journal Science.
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WASHINGTON - Wild South American monkeys routinely use fist-sized rocks to crack open seeds and to dig in dry Brazilian soil for grubs and edible tubers, researchers report in the journal Science.
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In the first study of its kind, researchers pit human toddlers head-to-head against baby apes. The human kids won  -  but what's important is why