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The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison ...

Nine chimpanzees once used as research animals now have a new lease on life. The group was moved to a new refuge in northern Georgia, hundreds of miles from their former home in a lab. Buttercup and ...

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A young chimp swings through the jungle canopy at the Ngogo Chimpanzee Project at Kibale National Park in Uganda. Image credit: Kevin Lee/Ngogo ...

The National Institutes of Health said this week that it would put an end to research on chimpanzees, years after its European counterparts did the same. Ethical concerns, peer pressure on scientists, ...

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Precious, 28, who suffers from chronic kidney disease, will finally get the chance to reunite with her 9-year-old daughter, Loretta, whom she hasn't seen in years They walked off their transport ...