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Facial recognition isn't just for humans anymore — similar programs run on apes could help park rangers help identify chimps and gorillas, scientists have found.

Science has shown that diets that veer close to starvation can make everything from mice to monkeys live longer.

A publicity blitz called the discovery of Ida "the link" that would reveal the earliest evolutionary roots of monkeys, apes and humans. In fact,it's as far removed from the monkey-ape-human ancestry as a primate could be.

A flying frog, the world's smallest deer and the first new monkey to be found in over a century are among 350 new species discovered in the eastern Himalayas in the past decade, the WWF said Monday.

Man's best friend serves as model for understanding human social behavior

A group of monkeys has been observed by researchers showing their young how to floss their teeth - using human hair.

A male chimpanzee provides compelling proof that animals may be able to plan for future events and moods.