Sometimes, we manage to spin new information in ways that will support our belief rather than change our minds. Just watch ...

Researchers found that chimpanzees update their beliefs based on evidence, showing a human-like ability to reason and reflect ...

Whether you realize it or not, you spend a large chunk of your day weighing conflicting evidence. It is a hallmark of human ...

Groundbreaking research finds chimpanzees can revise their beliefs based on new evidence, revealing human-like reasoning once ...

Chimpanzees may be more like human thinkers than we ever imagined. A new study published in Science shows that chimpanzees ...

Chimpanzees mirror human thought processes in new study - The primates can critically assess the quality of evidence when ...

Human flexibility in shoulders and elbows originated from ancient apes' need for safe tree descent. A new study reveals chimpanzees, unlike monkeys, ...

Chimpanzees show the capacity to weigh clues, track options, and change their minds when better evidence shows up.

Chimpanzees use a variation of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to change their minds, research shows.

Chimpanzees may have more in common with human thinkers than previously thought. A new study published in Science by an international team of researchers provides evidence that chimpanzees can ...