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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bonobos live in matriarchal societies where one would expect more aggression among females, but researchers observed more ...

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.

Chimpanzees have a reputation for being aggressive, while bonobos are often seen as their peaceful counterparts. This contrast has frequently been used to explain different sides of human nature.

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 ...

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 ...

A new look into the private lives of chimpanzees has found that the primates settle disagreements with close friends by rubbing genitals together, a behavior previously that's commonly seen in their ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Anthropology Professor Jill Pruetz long suspected that man-made changes influenced the aggressive behavior researchers have observed among chimpanzees. However, her ...

Historically considered a more peaceful species than their chimpanzee cousins, bonobos are actually just as aggressive -- but ...