When we think of the wild, images of majestic creatures roaming freely often come to mind. However, beyond their survival ...

An analysis reveals how the two primate species use sex to resolve conflicts. This suggests that the social function of sex ...

Doug was the leader of his chimpanzee group. He had quickly gained a reputation from human observers as a fair and tolerant ...

Tensions can sometimes be eased under the duvet when couples argue, but we humans are not the only ones to use sex as an ...

Bonobos, often seen as the “make love, not war” apes, are famous for using sexual behavior to smooth over conflicts. Chimps, ...

New research suggests that using sex to ease social tension may have roots going back more than six million years.

We don't just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that ...

A new study sheds light on the role of sexual behavior in apes, which has implications for understanding its evolutionary ...

A new look into the private lives of chimpanzees has found that the primates settle disagreements with close friends by ...

Human behaviour refers to the way humans act and interact. It is based on and influenced by several factors, such as genetic make-up, culture and individual values and attitudes. Memory for ...

These data will be a resource that is of value to behavioral neuroscientists. Large, heritable differences in complex behavior are observed even across closely-related species and across sexes within ...