Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. From a human perspective, chimpanzees and bonobos often represent ...

Along with chimpanzees, bonobos are some of our closest living relatives. Studying their relationships can help scientists reconstruct what human traits appear to be more innate and how they evolve.

Humans regularly cooperate and share resources with other, unrelated humans in different social groups, often without any immediate, reciprocated benefits. The phenomenon has been considered unique to ...

New research suggests that male bonobos exhibit aggressive behaviors such as chasing, charging, hitting and kicking more often than scientists thought. Anup Shah via Getty Images Bonobos aren’t as ...

Scientists were surprised at just how often the males of the species lash out at each other. Some experts suggest females may play a crucial role in the conflicts. Bonobos, one of our closest ...

People are constantly looking at the behavior of others and coming up with ideas about what might be going on in their heads. Now, a new study of bonobos adds to evidence that they might do the same ...

Previously thought to be an exclusively human skill, knowing when a friend could use a clue appears to be a talent we share with our primate cousins. These findings reveal cognitive connections ...

A link between outgroup threats and ingroup cohesion has been considered since the time of Darwin to be an adaptation for group-based competition. During the years since, studies of all sorts -- from ...