Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, ...

Ainebyona and others involved in chimp conservation in this remote Ugandan rainforest say they aim for the kind of communion ...

Ainebyona and others involved in chimp conservation in this remote Ugandan rainforest say they aim for the kind of communion ...

A small brain region reacts strongly to chimp calls. This shows that our voice system links to older primate signals.

HUMANS are less likely to cheat than chimps – but are more prone to promiscuity than beavers. They’re the findings of a major ...

Humans don’t just recognize each other’s voices—our brains also light up for the calls of chimpanzees, hinting at ancient communication roots shared with our closest primate relatives. Researchers ...

The brain doesn't just recognize the human voice. A study by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) shows that certain areas of our ...

Chimpanzees naturally ingest surprising amounts of alcohol from ripe, fermenting fruit. Careful measurements show that their typical fruit diet can equal one to two human drinks each day. This ...

What muscles feet have, how your brain controls them, and how humans evolved all play a part in why people can’t easily move ...

How monogamous are humans, really? It’s an age-old question subject to significant debate. Now a University of Cambridge ...

“Almost all other monogamous mammals either live in tight family units of just a breeding pair and their offspring, or in ...

Modern humans have uniquely small and flat faces, especially compared with our Neanderthal cousins' notoriously robust faces and large noses, but the reason for this difference has eluded ...