Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bonobos (Pan Paniscus) on a tree branch. The Swearing and Aggressive Bonobo ( Pan paniscus). Democratic Republic of Congo. Africa© ...

Mild aggression and lethal violence evolved separately, according to research across 100 primate species. The study ...

Bonobos (Pan Paniscus) on a tree branch. The Swearing and Aggressive Bonobo ( Pan paniscus). Democratic Republic of Congo. Africa© Sergey Uryadnikov/Shutterstock.com For decades, scientists believed ...

The whites of your eyes are not an accident. They are, scientists now believe, one of the most sophisticated social ...

Chimpanzees possess immense upper body strength, powerful jaws, and fast reflexes that make them dangerous in direct confrontations. When aggression is triggered, they can bite, grab, and overpower ...

Quick Take It was previously thought that chimpanzees were at least 2.8 times more aggressive than bonobos. Aggression may come down to location and the fight for food and other resources with species ...

New research from the University of Lincoln, UK, is challenging a common assumption about the evolutionary origins of human ...

The whites of your eyes are not an accident. They are, scientists now believe, one of the most sophisticated social ...

New research shows everyday aggression doesn’t lead to deadly violence, challenging long-held beliefs about human behavior.

Researchers say the sperm whale birth is among the first pieces of evidence of a non-primate animal participating in a ...