Scientists have accurately reconstructed images of human faces by monitoring the responses of monkey brain cells.

The foundation nursing the primate back to health says they have never taken care of an albino orangutan and cannot find others like it in the wild. By Heather Brady. (May 18, 2017)

New, fascinating observations about the behaviour of wild chimpanzees showed that they can apply a complex technique to access honey. By Vittoria Estienne.

A chimpanzee was filmed using tools to apparently clean the corpse of her adopted son, the first hint that animals other than humans have mortuary practises. By Sarah Knapton.

Research suggests friends don't just help in the bad times – they cut damaging stress just by being around. By Ben Garrod.

The first documented evidence of wild chimpanzee mothers teaching their offspring to use tools has been captured by video cameras set to record chimpanzee tool-using activity at termite mounds in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo, according to new research from anthropologists at Washington University in St. Louis. By Gerry Everding. (October 11, 2016)

A whale biologist reports from the world’s biggest primatology conference. By Shane Gero. (Aug. 24, 2016)

An orangutan copying sounds made by researchers offers new clues to how human speech evolved, scientists say.

Two psychologists argue that while apes and monkeys can think about the minds of others, they lack one crucial ability that only humans have. By Ed Yong.

A new study finds that every single primate species will be adversely affected by rising temperatures and changing rainfall levels. By John R. Platt. (Mar. 24)

Groundbreaking video footage could change the way we look at our closest relatives. By Laura Kehoe.

Humans sleep more deeply but for shorter periods than other primates’ habits, a study finds. The pattern may have helped humans evolve more powerful brains. By Carl Zimmer. (Dec. 17)

A debate is unfolding about the finding, published in February, that chimpanzees can adapt their grunts to communicate with new neighbours.

A group of small lemurs that has no fear of humans and live on a tiny island smaller than New York’s Central Park could be a new species of primate.