The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison ...

A similar disorganized attachment can occur in captive chimpanzees, particularly orphans who are raised by humans. A lack of a permanent caregiver can lead to this more fearful behavior. However, in ...

Adolescents are known for risky behavior, with teenagers in the U.S. more likely than younger children to die from injury.

This tiny bump on an ancient thigh bone has become a big deal for anyone trying to pin down when the human story truly began.

A seven-million-year-old skull found in Chad sits at the center of a long argument about human origins. The species, ...

Humans don’t just recognize each other’s voices—our brains also light up for the calls of chimpanzees, hinting at ancient communication roots shared with our closest primate relatives. Researchers ...

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Researchers have found two important building blocks of human speech in wild chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives. A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...

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