Compared with humans, chimp infants appear to act as daredevils earlier in life, according to a paper published today in ...

To get our points across, humans use numerous gestures and shift the speed and tone of our speech. We are not the only members of the animal kingdom to do this. According to new observations from a ...

When people talk to each other, their conversations usually include many fast twists. Humans do not naturally talk in Shakespearean soliloquies, but by regularly interrupting and wildly gesticulating.

Compared to children, adults don't play as much, but social play into adulthood is considered a universal human trait. Play has a role in building tolerance, cohesion, bonding, and cooperation. By ...

Ever find yourself people-watching in a cafe, or tuning into reality TV just to see who’s arguing with who? You’re not alone - and it turns out, you might have more in common with chimpanzees than you ...

Chimpanzees trade gestures at a rapid pace when socialising, similar to the rate at which humans engage in a back-and-forth conversation. Researchers made the discovery by analysing five wild ...

Human conversations follow an almost universal beat: rapid-fire speech, turn-taking, the occasional interruption. Chimpanzees communicate that way, too, a new study suggests — shedding new light on ...

Human's closest living relatives, Chimpanzees, primarily learn their communicative patterns from their mothers and maternal relatives, according to a new study. Newsweek has reached out to the study's ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos are two closely related species of great apes and share much of their DNA with humans. Though they appear similar, they differ significantly in behavior, social structure, and ...