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 ...

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has purchased stock of a Maryland-based private research facility BIOQUAL, which conducts tests on great apes. The animal rights organization plans ...

Video description: Medical experiments on chimpanzees can be invasive, involving injections, blood samples and liver biopsies. But some say it's the only way to advance medicine. Miles O'Brien reports ...

Rachel the chimpanzee grew up in a suburban household under the care of an owner who treated her like a human child. She wore human clothes, ate human food, and took bubble baths. This went on until ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American DNA testing could be used as a tool to help ...