Long-tailed macaques given short videos were glued to scenes of fighting—especially when the combatants were monkeys they knew—mirroring the human draw to drama and familiar faces. Low-ranking ...

The team thinks this means that the cingulate cortex manages the social purpose and context of the facial gesture, which is ...

Have you ever wondered what kind of video content would most grab the attention of monkeys? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. A new study of long-tailed macaques ...

A team of cognitive neuroscientists at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, working with colleagues from Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Universidad de Guadalajara, all in Mexico, and Baylor ...

The human fascination with watching others—whether through reality TV, Instagram stories or overheard drama—is often dismissed as nosiness. But new research suggests this impulse may be a social ...

Nonhuman primates like bonobos and chimpanzees might engage in same-sex sexual activities to strengthen bonds, particularly ...

Same-sex behavior is widespread in primates and may help strengthen social bonds and improve survival under challenging ...

A 2-year-old female macaque remains near the dead body of a 28-year-old male. Since she was 6 months old, she had a close relationship with him: he held, carried, and groomed her frequently. Osaka, ...

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are observed in no other animal species. For centuries, scientists have been trying ...