Bonobo evolution reveals bonding and group cohesion in response to threats, favoring paths to finding peace instead of ...
A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to chimpanzees. By comparing full and half siblings across species and human cultures, ...
Same-sex behavior is widespread in primates and may help strengthen social bonds and improve survival under challenging ...
A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...
Nothing brings a group of primates together, humans included, quite like a threat from outside. Bonobos are unique among ...
Humans are the only primates that run nearly naked under the sun. Here’s how this biological tradeoff reshaped how our ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Primates have larger brains than most other mammals of their size. This gives them advanced ...
A team of evolutionary scientists, dermatologists and wildlife specialists affiliated with several institutions in Japan, Kenya and France has found that human skin wounds take nearly three times as ...
The research strengthens the gut brain connection but it is not evidence that probiotics can treat mental health or boost intelligence. Humans have unusually large brains for our body size and brains ...
A growing body of research suggests same-sex behavior in nonhuman primates is important to social connections.