Great apes, such as the gorilla and the chimpanzee, are the primates that are genetically the closest to humans. Yet new research suggests that if we want to find out more about how the human gut ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American When a scientist refuses to acknowledge flaws ...

Like humans, baboons are able to cooperate with another of their kind for the common good—or punish them if they don't reciprocate, a study said on Friday. Scientists have long debated whether animals ...