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What Bonobo Sex Tells Us About the Origins of Rhythm and Communication

A new study on facial mimicry and movement tempo in bonobos opens a window into the deep evolutionary roots of human social behavior.

Feb 17

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When Macaques Started Washing Sweet Potatoes, We Weren't Ready to Call It Culture

How a 70-year delay in translation reveals our blindness to what we think makes us human

Feb 13

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A Bonobo Tracks Imaginary Juice

What Kanzi's pretend play reveals about the deep evolutionary roots of the human mind

Feb 11

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Toothpick Grooves That Were Never Toothpicks

A survey of 500 primate teeth shows that marks once linked to ancient human hygiene can form naturally, while a common modern dental problem appears…

Feb 4

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January 2026

When Sharing Becomes Survival: How Chimpanzee Groups Solve Resource Dilemmas

New experiments reveal that larger, more tolerant chimpanzee groups manage shared resources more sustainably, offering fresh insight into the…

Jan 26

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The Forest as a Rumor Mill: How Spider Monkeys Trade Information to Outsmart Scarce Fruit

A seven-year study in Mexico shows that spider monkeys do not just search for food. They circulate knowledge about it, using fluid social ties to build…

Jan 26

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When Baby Chimps Leap First

What risky chimpanzee play reveals about the deep roots of human care

Jan 10

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November 2025

The Apprenticeship of the Forest

New research shows that young orangutans inherit a cultural archive of edible plants and animals far too extensive for any individual to discover alone.

Nov 25, 2025

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The Territory Paradox: How Violence Shapes Life and Death Among Ngogo Chimpanzees

A decades-long study of wild chimpanzees in Uganda reveals that lethal conflict, territorial expansion, and reproductive success are more tightly linked…

Nov 18, 2025

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October 2025

Circles in the Forest

What great apes and humans share about friendship, hierarchy, and the limits of social time

Oct 31, 2025

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Minds in the Forest

How chimpanzees weighing evidence might push us to rethink the roots of reason

Oct 31, 2025

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The Little Inventors of the Forest

Young chimpanzees build tools, break rules, and may hold clues to how culture first evolved

Oct 31, 2025

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