Humans' love for alcohol may have ancestral roots tied to the diet of chimpanzees, "our closest living relatives," new research has shown.

Chimpanzees — one of our closest living relatives — could throw back roughly the equivalent of two alcoholic drinks every day ...

When chimpanzees eat ripe figs and other fruits in the wild, it’s a surprisingly boozy feast—the fruit they consume in a day ...

Scientists estimate chimps’ alcohol consumption for the first time, and find they seem to prefer boozier fruit.

Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media ...

Human Buddy is an animated series that delves into the fascinating aspects of the human body. With a fun and entertaining ...

The complexity of vocal communication in some primates, whales and birds might approach that of human language.

Bumblebees bring pollen from one flower to another, allowing the plant to fertilize their seeds. Salmon travel upstream to meet with other fish from the river and fertilize their eggs. Elephants mate ...

The state wildlife department in Vermont is studying the reasons for increasing numbers of black bears in the Green Mountain State. Last year, the state had an estimated 6,800 to ...

Forests echo with voices that carry both warnings and welcomes. Among these voices are the calls of the proboscis monkey, a ...

On a hot Florida July day in the summer of 1950, a stretch of central Atlantic coastline changed forever. It was on this day ...

Biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate and is driven by human activity: contamination, greenhouse gases and extreme temperatures. But how exactly do these factors affect the reproduction and ...