Her discoveries as a primatologist in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behave in the wild were hailed as “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.”
Researchers found that the predatory canines were far more likely to flee recordings of human voices than they were to run away from other sounds.
The cuts disproportionally affect Democrats as the two parties fight over the shutdown of the federal government.
Scientists reflect on the life and work of a researcher whose discoveries made them rethink what it means to be human.
A Times correspondent who interviewed Dr. Goodall recalled their conversations about the state of the planet.
The primatologist gained scientific acclaim for her work with chimpanzees and then later used her fame to champion conservation.
The primatologist gained scientific acclaim for her work with chimpanzees and then later used her fame to champion conservation.
He was the first to use PCR testing on crime-scene DNA, inspiring a practice that has freed thousands of wrongfully convicted people.
Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.”