Study suggests chimpanzees get by with a little help from their primate pals.

Symbiotic gut bacteria evolved and diverged along with ape and human lineages, researchers find. 

A Louisiana research center is sending more than 200 chimpanzees to a sanctuary in Georgia.

After losing out on “personhood” in a legal battle, two chimpanzees that were held at a university in New York return to a research center in Louisiana.

Animals used in research are property, a New York State Supreme Court justice rules.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service moves captive chimpanzees under the umbrella of federal protection that covers their wild counterparts.

A New York Supreme Court judge has ordered university officials to defend their custody of two chimpanzees used in research.

Researchers have captured footage of wild chimpanzees teaching each other to use tools, lending support to the idea that humans aren’t the only primates to engage in social learning.

How the US government impacted life science research in 2013

The US President has signed a bill to support the retirement of federally owned research chimpanzees over the next five years.