Male bonobos have an impressive ability to detect when females are most fertile, even though the usual visual cues are ...

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

Chimpanzee calls activate key human brain voice regions, revealing ancient neural links that may reshape our understanding of language origins.

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

Male bonobos are able to decipher confusing fertility signals from females, say scientists. Most female mammals are only ...

From matriarchs who guide entire herds to queens that dominate their hives, the animal kingdom is full of powerful females ...

In a study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, scientists show that the SAMD9 and SAMD9L genes, key players in ...

In the Touch and Tickle laboratory at Radboud University, volunteers are tickled by a special robot while researchers record their brain activity, breathing and sweating. The aim is to try to ...

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 ...

Plants and animals across sub-Saharan Africa have declined by 24 percent since preindustrial days. Large mammals like forest ...

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 ...