Forget the stereotypes of Neanderthals as thick-headed dunces. Evidence is dripping out of archaeological digs across Europe that Neanderthals may have cooked, painted and, according to new research, ...

Chimpanzees in the Congo have developed specialized "tool kits" to forage for army ants, providing some of the first recorded evidence of multiple tools. Chimpanzees in the Congo have developed ...

Most tools are made to handle a variety of tasks. Others are created with a single goal in mind and are built to accomplish that purpose as effectively as possible. At first, these tools might appear ...