Nut-cracking monkeys don't just use tools. They use tools with skill. That's the conclusion of a new study that finds similar tool-use strategies between humans and Brazil's bearded capuchin monkeys, ...

Groups of chimpanzees in West Africa use stone tools in distinctly different ways to crack open nuts. Researchers used 3D scans to trace wear patterns on the tools, called “hammerstones” and “anvils.” ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Chimpanzee culture is more similar to human culture than often assumed, new research suggests. Chimpanzees don’t automatically know what ...

Join Mark from Self Sufficient Me as he reviews the Macca Cracker, a sturdy tool designed specifically for cracking the ...

Chimpanzees don't automatically know what to do when they come across nuts and stones. Researchers have now used field experiments to show that chimpanzees thus do not simply invent nut cracking with ...

"The Nutcracker" ballet may feature a mouse king, but wild bearded capuchin monkeys are the real nut-cracking kings. New research found that these animals put together their own nut-cracking devices ...