A chimpanzee used floorboards to create rhythmic patterns and sounds, showing how emotion and rhythm may connect in early ...

Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...

Chimpanzees are among the most intelligent primates, but that intelligence is paired with extreme physical strength and ...

Young chimpanzees learn their communication style from their mother and maternal relatives, but show little similarity to the communication behavior of their father and paternal relatives, according ...

The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison University expected to find risky behavior to peak in adolescence in a study of ...

Scientists have observed chimpanzees drumming and noted patterns matching the structure of their vocalizations, creating an ...

Chimpanzees consistently choose crystals over ordinary rocks, suggesting a curiosity that may echo early humans.

Larger, more tolerant chimpanzee groups manage shared resources more effectively and exhibit less aggressive competition than smaller, more competitive groups. Tolerance functions as a group-level ...

Chimpanzees and people already share much when it comes to our evolutionary history, and the latest research shows we have a similar appreciation for fairness as well. A study published in the ...