All Mediterranean sperm whales were thought to be part of one cultural group, identifiable by a unique pattern of clicks, or ...

The Number That Explains Almost Nothing Gorillas and humans share 98.3% of their DNA. That figure comes from genome ...

We have changed from wanting animals to understand human language to wanting to understand how they communicate with each ...

There are many kinds of laughter. People may guffaw at a joke. They may giggle nervously in an uncomfortable situation. They ...

Exploring these differences formed the crux of a new study that documented laughing patterns between primates — a very ...

The study compared laughter from four orangutans, two gorillas, three bonobos, four chimpanzees, and four human children, ...

A new study offers a glimpse into the evolutionary path toward human language—through laughter. In a new study, ape species more closely related to humans, such as chimpanzees, were able to laugh ...

Chimpanzees are our closest living ancestors, however now researchers say, despite not being able to speak they have a complicated communication system. According to a new study, chimpanzees use ...

Walking through the savanna-woodland landscape of Boé National Park, Guinea-Bissau, you might encounter a tree covered in gnarled scars, with an accumulation of rocks surrounding its base. The ...

Great apes appear to build friendships much like humans do. By studying grooming behavior, researchers discovered that chimpanzees and bonobos form close inner circles along with wider networks of ...

The informal language, known as "mill talk," dates back at least to the early 1900s. Signs are used for job-specific tasks, general communication, and even humor among workers. This sign language is ...