More than 59 different primate species have been observed participating in some kind of same-sex behaviors, making it ...

Same-sex behavior is widespread in primates and may help strengthen social bonds and improve survival under challenging ...

Behaviour among non-human species could help keep groups together in face of social challenges, says study ...

Bonobo evolution reveals bonding and group cohesion in response to threats, favoring paths to finding peace instead of ...

What did the first humans actually look like? This video traces our evolutionary story back to a tiny, squirrel-like primate that started it all. You’ll see how millions of years shaped the human face ...

While the majority of animals (humans included) roam the Earth, some of nature’s most fascinating creatures spend their lives ...

Which is why I found myself stepping out of a small canoe on the Tapajós River in Brazil’s central Amazon to collect the remnants of the most recent meal of the endangered red-nosed cuxiu monkey ( ...

A pet cow has learned to scratch herself with a broom, showing creative problem-solving skills that make it harder to ignore ...

A pet cow named Veronika uses a tool in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her ...

In news that is sure to delight fans of a certain Gary Larson cartoon turned meme about the limitations of bovine cognition, ...

A shriek broke the dawn on the savanna, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were ...

This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus.