Human brains do something peculiar when a chimpanzee screams or hoots. Instead of treating those sounds as generic animal ...

“One of the main findings is that all chimpanzee kids are risky, and that infant and juvenile chimpanzees are even more risky ...

Great apes share human-like social circles, but chimpanzees and bonobos differ in how selectively they maintain close social ...

The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison ...

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

Are helicopter parents the reason kids don’t turn rebellious until their teenage years, when they finally get some autonomy?

Chimpanzees show physical risk taking peaks in infancy, not adolescence, highlighting the powerful role of supervision in ...

Human brains still react to chimp voices, hinting at a deep evolutionary link in how we recognize sound.

In humans, teens do the most dangerous things. In chimpanzees, that honor goes to toddlers. The difference may lie in ...

Ai, a female chimpanzee famous for her cognitive skills has died at 49, according to the Japanese institute where she lived.

A groundbreaking ten-year study on the behavior of chimpanzees, reported in the journal Current Biology, reveals that humanity's closest living relative expresses a propensity for human-like warfare.