Chimpanzees and bonobos are two closely related species of great apes and share much of their DNA with humans. Though they appear similar, they differ significantly in behavior, social structure, and ...

We don't just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that existed in the common ancestor of humans and apes six million years ago. Humans ...

Bonobos are a species of great ape, along with gorillas, orangutans, and chimpanzees. Over the years, they’ve gained a reputation as being calmer and more peaceful than other ape species. But recent ...

Juvenile bonobo embraces a distressed companion during post-conflict consolation. Psychologists from Durham University, UK, observed the behaviour of 90 sanctuary-living apes to establish whether ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos are often thought to reflect two different sides of human nature—the conflict-ready chimpanzee versus the peaceful bonobo—but a new study publishing April 12 in the journal ...

A link between outgroup threats and ingroup cohesion has been considered since the time of Darwin to be an adaptation for group-based competition. During the years since, studies of all sorts -- from ...

A young bonobo, a species capable of altruism. Source: Photo Courtesy of Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary Humans are complicated. Sometimes we hurt each other and sometimes we help each other. In the ongoing ...