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

Kanzi the bonobo died Tuesday afternoon. The 44-year-old showed no signs of illness or discomfort before being found ...

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

The bonobo Kanzi, who learned to make stone tools, play Minecraft and communicate at the level of a 2-year-old human, has died.

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

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 origins for humans.

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 ...

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

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 ...