Photographer Michael Nichols captured Jane Goodall as she studied chimpanzee behavior in the wild in 1990. “We should be kind to animals because it makes better humans of us all,” Goodall once told ...

LOS ANGELES -- A special 90th birthday celebration was held Wednesday for legendary scientist Dr. Jane Goodall. National Geographic held a screening of the documentary, "Jane," at the Greek Theatre in ...

National Geographic’s new documentary, Jane Goodall: The Hope, airing Wednesday, April 22, follows the current exploits of one of the world’s most beloved figures, the animal expert and humanitarian ...

Six decades later, Jane Goodall is still defending herself against criticism of her iconic National Geographic cover. The acclaimed zoologist, whose work with chimpanzees revolutionized the way ...

Jane Goodall spent her life championing chimpanzees and working to prevent their extinction, while also supporting conservation efforts on every continent and advocating for the world’s poor. In 1960, ...

Jane Goodall has opened up about her first marriage and how she wishes it could have played out. She met her first husband, the late National Geographic photographer Hugo van Lawick, when his magazine ...

Goodall received dozens of grants from the National Geographic Society during her field research tenure, starting in 1961. In 1966, she earned a Ph.D. in ethology — becoming one of the few people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a world where the environment often takes a backseat to progress and profit, Jane Goodall stands as a beacon of hope and action ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was 1977, in a triple-decker apartment building outside of Boston, that my love of nature was born. It was a very "unnatural" ...

Scientists rarely ascend to celebrity status. But primatologist Jane Goodall, who passed away this month at 91, enjoyed movie star-level fame. Just ask University of Delaware alumna Erika Fleury, ...