What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

A new study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

Hate waiting in line for the bathroom? Chimpanzees have a social solution: Go all at once. A new study shows that peeing is contagious in chimpanzees, making it “the first study to investigate ...

Autistic transgender/gender diverse individuals are more likely to have long-term mental and physical health conditions, including alarmingly high rates of self-harm, new research from the ...

The study in 20 captive chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan shows that, when one chimp pees, others are more likely to follow. A new study reported in the Cell Press journal ...

Just as there are traits that suggest your child might be autistic, there are common developmental signs indicating your toddler is not autistic. A toddler who responds to their name, copies spoken ...

"Urination, a seemingly simple physiological act, can also spread socially within a group." A recent study in the journal Current Biology led by scientists at Kyoto University's Wildlife Research ...

Language is often thought to be a uniquely human trait, but deep in the lush Kibale National Park in Uganda, a remarkable pair of chimpanzees are challenging that notion. Beryl, a chimpanzee ...

For chimpanzees, the need to pee appears to be contagious. A study published January 20 in the journal Current Biology finds that when one chimpanzee urinates, the others in a group are more ...

Researchers from the Taï Chimpanzee Project observed members of the four neighbouring communities of wild chimpanzees every day from the time they left their nests in the morning until they went to ...

The same is true of Beryl, a chimpanzee living in Kibale National Park, in Uganda, and her young daughter, Lindsay. When Lindsay wants to climb on her mother’s back and travel, she puts one hand ...