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A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

Same-sex behavior is widespread in primates and may help strengthen social bonds and improve survival under challenging ...

A new study by researchers at Imperial College London and published on Monday in Nature Ecology & Evolution could help shed ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...

Nonhuman primates like bonobos and chimpanzees might engage in same-sex sexual activities to strengthen bonds, particularly ...

Discover how recent research challenges traditional views on evolution by revealing the crucial survival functions of ...

The microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tract-the gut microbiome, can exert a profound influence on the human body, and ...

Behaviour among non-human species could help keep groups together in face of social challenges, says study ...

Homosexual behaviour in primates has a deep evolutionary basis and is more likely to occur in species that live in harsh ...