Physical touch may be an important evolutionary tool to help manage social tension and keep the peace. That is according to a ...

Hugging before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, say scientists studying apes.

Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international study led by researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos III de ...

A Durham University-led study of bonobos and chimpanzees suggests physical touch evolved as a key way of reducing social ...

A study of 140 laughter sequences found the same rhythmic timing pattern in humans, chimps, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans.

It's been a puzzle why our two closest living primate relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, have widely different social traits, despite belonging to the same genus. Now, a comparative analysis of their ...

World Chimpanzee Day highlights why our closest living relatives are vital to science, forests, and understanding human ...

World Chimpanzee Day 2026 is observed every year on July 14. Here are some highlights of world's five rarest chimpanzee ...

We live in profoundly anti-human times. Progressive cultural movements across a broad array of issues, from bioethics to environmentalism, seek to push us off the pedestal of unique value in both ...

A chimpanzee feeding her offspring shared a heartwarming moment with a new mom when she spotted her baby and walked over to ...

A century ago, millions of chimpanzees roamed across Africa, sharing 98.6 percent of our DNA and even crafting their own ...