The Social Strategy That Helps Chimpanzees SurviveRecent research highlights that same-sex relations in primates, particularly chimpanzees, significantly strengthen social bonds, especially...
28 Mar, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Why Some Monkeys Would Rather Throw Away Food Than Accept an “Unfair” DealMonkeys reject unfair food rewards, demonstrating a sense of fairness. Research shows capuchins and chimpanzees refuse unequal treats. Bono...
23 Mar, 2026, 11.28 AM IST
A New Look at Animal Social Networks Is Revealing Surprising Patterns No One ExpectedAnimals rarely live alone; social structures are vital for survival, influencing feeding, predator avoidance, and reproduction. From fluid ...
06 Mar, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
It Looks Fake, Until Science Explains Why Animals Do ItSurprising animal actions often appear staged but are actually practical. Science reveals that these behaviors demonstrate intelligence, co...
09 Feb, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
What exactly counts as a kiss? Study reveals kissing goes back 21 million years, to common ancestor of humans; researchers explain evolution of kissingA recent study suggests kissing originated approximately 21 million years ago, predating modern humans and possibly emerging from a shared ...
21 Nov, 2025, 01.45 AM IST
Largest great ape to ever live went extinct because of climate change, study findsThe study does not determine on which continent the great ape family first arose. However, fossil records show that Africa, Europe, and Asi...
11 Jan, 2024, 04.45 PM IST
The largest great ape became extinct due to climate change, claims new studyThe species Gigantopithecus blacki, which once lived in southern China, represents the largest great ape known to scientists - standing 10 ...
10 Jan, 2024, 11.38 PM IST
Bonobo apes are great at forming alliances for sharing limited resources & teaming up against interlopers: StudyBonobos (Pan paniscus) are our closest living relatives, alongside chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), and the two species are also very closely...
17 Nov, 2023, 05.52 PM IST
From gender equality to privacy rights: 5 non-fiction books to understand the worldDive into the top issues troubling society, from gender equality to privacy rights.
10 Jul, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
- Are Tyrannosauri to become racist?
The scientists studying the remains of the extinct predator(s) figure that the bone structures or 'robustness' varied not between individua...
03 Mar, 2022, 11.09 PM IST
Kindness makes us healthier and happier, according to scienceKindness is also key to how we evolved and survived as a species.
06 Jul, 2020, 06.06 PM IST
Not just humans, chimpanzees too love to watch movies togetherHumans create social closeness with others through activities in which they align their mental states towards a stimulus. Chimpanzees enjoy...
23 Jul, 2019, 09.38 AM IST
- How humans got their bigger brains
New York, Feb 21 (IANS) Modern humans have brains that are more than three times larger than our closest living relatives, chimpanzees and ...
21 Feb, 2018, 04.02 PM IST
- New Orangutan species 'among most threatened great apes'
London, Nov 3 (IANS) Scientists have identified an isolated population of orangutans living in Sumatra in Indonesia, which according to the...
03 Nov, 2017, 08.07 PM IST
- Apes may also understand what others are thinking
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) It appears our closest relatives, apes, might also be able to understand what others are thinking, even when it d...
12 Oct, 2016, 09.20 AM IST
- Apes show human-like ability to guess what others are thinking
New York, Oct 7 (IANS) Just like us, apes can grasp complex mental states and have the ability to guess what others might be thinking, sugg...
07 Oct, 2016, 06.10 PM IST
Chimps, like humans, remember movie scenesResearchers at Kyoto University's Wildlife Research Centre adapted eye-tracking technology for the apes, enabling them to record how the ap...
18 Sep, 2015, 02.51 PM IST