Bonobo evolution reveals bonding and group cohesion in response to threats, favoring paths to finding peace instead of ...

Humans are the only primates that run nearly naked under the sun. Here’s how this biological tradeoff reshaped how our ...

A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

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

Bonobo chimpanzees are unique among primates because they do not kill other bonobos. … They still showed increased alertness ...

Past theories have suggested that animals exhibit SSB to increase group cohesion, to signal dominance among a larger group, ...

The human brain is a greedy organ. It gulps energy, demands constant upkeep, and somehow grew far larger (relative to body ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

A new study by researchers at Imperial College London and published on Monday in Nature Ecology & Evolution could help shed ...

The researchers found that same-sex behavior was more common in primate groups with clear hierarchical structures and those ...

Scientists have long suspected that the trillions of microbes in our intestines do more than digest lunch, but new work goes ...