Is the instinct to spend more time with close companions and naturally drift from others innate? A study has found that this ...

Great apes appear to build friendships much like humans do. By studying grooming behavior, researchers discovered that ...

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A new study of wrist bones suggests human ancestors may have shared a knuckle-walking past with chimpanzees and gorillas.

Learn about the similarities between the wrist bones of humans and African apes, which may point to shared knuckle-walking ...

Scientists have found that one of humanity's most familiar social habits may have much deeper evolutionary roots than anyone ...

For all the diversity of the human condition, one experience is almost universally painful: adolescence. It's also unusual.

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Anthropologist and author David Samson examines how the story of human sleep unfolded in his new book, “The Sleepless Ape.” ...

A new study finds chimpanzees drum against tree roots with rhythm, suggesting they share an evolutionary trait with humans passed down by a last common ancestor. DaFranzos via Pixabay Wild chimpanzees ...