Chimpanzee experiments suggest early humans were likely fascinated by crystals because of their unique transparency and geometric shapes.

Aden Kahr Humans have long been fascinated by crystals. Archaeological evidence suggests our ancestors have treasured small quartz and calcite stones for at least 780,000 years, often bringing them ...

Chimpanzees consistently choose crystals over ordinary rocks, suggesting a curiosity that may echo early humans.

Chimpanzees can pick out crystals from a pile of ordinary rocks, handle them with visible care, and even hold them up to peer ...

Scientists in Spain investigated which characteristics of crystals may have made them so fascinating to our ancestors.

The researchers were hoping to understand whether our own species' long documented appreciation (bordering on obsession) with crystals ...

They gave quartz, calcite and other types of crystals to chimpanzees in a rehabilitation center. The apes responded with great interest, and the researchers ended up needing to trade large amounts of ...

A new scientific study found that chimpanzees are drawn to crystals, suggesting "woo" hobbies may be hardwired into us.

Scientists learned that wild African chimpanzees consume alcohol by eating fermented fruit, suggesting that human attraction to alcohol may have ancient evolutionary origins.

Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from ...

Wild chimpanzees across multiple African field sites regularly consume ethanol through ripe and fermented fruit, absorbing enough alcohol to register in their urine and potentially shedding light on ...

Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist, accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human. At the age of ...