An analysis reveals how the two primate species use sex to resolve conflicts. This suggests that the social function of sex existed within the ancestral relative we share with them
A cooperation experiment shows for the first time that animals, as well as people, are capable of communicating new information to their companions
A new study challenges the idea that female breasts originated through sexual selection, suggesting that other factors, such as the number of estrogen receptors may play a role
A review of scientific studies confirms that caring for family members with deformities and injuries is a widespread behavior in the animals most biologically similar to humans
The discovery shows that humans are not the only primate to live beyond their reproductive years and adds mystery to this apparent evolutionary illogic
The author of one of the first books to compare death between species also leads the first philosophy of mind and behavior of animals association
The wealth of genetic information will make it easier to identify pathological mutations, such as the ones that cause cancer
A new study indicates that they can, but only when they share the magician’s motor skills
A famous study once suggested that monkeys recognize inequity, but recent research shows otherwise
