There are fewer than 250,000 chimpanzees left. Scientists make breakthrough discovery after studying chimpanzees: 'Important ...

The question of whether non-human animals have a sense of fairness has been widely debated. Some studies suggest that ...

Ultimately, the widespread occurrence of SSSB in mammals, especially primates, strongly suggests that such behaviors are ...

Bonobos refuse to participate when faced with unequal rewards, reinforcing the highly contentious debate about inequity ...

A hush falls over the African savanna as a group of elephants stands quietly around the bones of one of their own. Their ...

Over the past week, the media have been inundated with news of the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus)—a ...

In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, science writer Henry Gee considers how long we’ve got, and how we can extend our ...

The enlightened truth of the role of fire in human evolution. Illustration by Paul Garland The next time you find yourself lost in thought while gazing at a fireplace ablaze or even a solitary ...

“The human condition is an endemic turmoil rooted in the evolution processes that created us,” he writes. “The worst in our nature coexists with the best, and so it will ever be.” Not all ...

Neanderthals, who did not have such clothing and possibly did not use ochre as sunblock, disappeared from Europe roughly ...