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

We all experience stress and conflict — whether it’s an argument with a friend, workplace tension, or competition for ...

“Bonobos and chimpanzees both live in very complex social structures with very rich social interactions that they have to ...

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

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

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 ...

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

The findings support the idea that sex was already being used for social purposes by the last common ancestor of humans, bonobos, and chimpanzees.

A rare and deliberate signal between a mother chimpanzee and her daughter raises new questions about ape communication, culture and the meaning of sharing a language ...

Humans share this behavioural strategy with our closest living ape relatives – bonobos and chimpanzees. Now researchers, led by Durham University, UK, have undertaken what is thought to be one ...