Bonobos for years have had the reputation of being the cool hippies of the simian world, with a "make love, not war" ethos, ...

For decades, scientists believed that bonobos, one of our closest living relatives, were among the most peaceful primates.

A new study of chimpanzee and bonobo groups at zoos reveals similar levels of aggression. However, scientists found stark sex-based differences between the species.

Within-group cooperation (i.e., among closely related individuals), is to varying degrees observed among a significant number of animal species. However, peaceful encounters and cooperation between ...

Chimpanzees have a reputation for being aggressive, while bonobos are often seen as their peaceful counterparts. This ...

The stereotype of violent chimpanzees and peaceful bonobos may be wrong, according to new research comparing aggression in both apes.

Recent scientific discoveries include a new dinosaur species in Brazil, reassessment of bonobo behavior, and evidence of Roman use of human excrement in medicine. The dinosaur, Dasosaurus ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos are often thought to reflect two different sides of human nature—the conflict-ready chimpanzee versus the peaceful bonobo—but a new study publishing April 12 in the journal ...

Learn how comparing aggression in chimpanzees and bonobos challenges the long-held belief that chimpanzees are the more violent of our closest ape relatives.

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 ...

By Liz Kimbrough Imagine you’re at a tea party with a bonobo. What kind of tea are you serving? Are there cakes? What is the ...

We don't just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that existed in the common ancestor of humans and apes six million years ago. Humans ...