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

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

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

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

Chimpanzees and bonobos are among the closest relatives of humans. They share more than 98% of our DNA. Yet, these primates ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Anthropology Professor Jill Pruetz long suspected that man-made changes influenced the aggressive behavior researchers have observed among chimpanzees. However, her ...

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

The work suggests it may be because human parents and caregivers are able to keep a closer eye on human babies, while chimp mothers can curtail their children’s behavior for only as long as they can ...

A young chimp swings through the jungle canopy at the Ngogo Chimpanzee Project at Kibale National Park in Uganda. Image credit: Kevin Lee/Ngogo ...

Ai, a "genius" chimpanzee who could recognize more than 100 Chinese characters and the English alphabet, has died aged 49, ...