When was the first kiss? New research suggests kissing goes back as far as 21 million years
New research investigated kissing in monkeys and apes, including modern humans and Neanderthals, to reconstruct its evolutionary history for the first time.
Grantee Spotlight: Majda El Bouhamdi
Majda El Bouhamdi is a Moroccan primatologist and conservation scientist studying Barbary macaques in Morocco's Rif Mountains.
Washington National Cathedral to host Jane Goodall memorial service November 12
Washington National Cathedral will host a memorial service for world-renowned ethologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, on November 12, 2025, at 11:00 am Eastern Time. The service will be available via livestream for the public to watch online.
The kids are smarter than you think
Young chimpanzees are innovative, inventing new tools and improving on ones that adults use. New research suggests that creative experimentation could make children important drivers of cultural evolution.
Tangled up in blue: Solving an Ice Age puzzle
Stone tools from Georgia's Dzudzuana Cave reveal the earliest evidence of indigo processing, dating back 34,000 years to the Ice Age.