We don't just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that ...

“Bonobos and chimpanzees both live in very complex social structures with very rich social interactions that they have to ...

We all experience stress and conflict — whether it’s an argument with a friend, workplace tension, or competition for ...

A new look into the private lives of chimpanzees has found that the primates settle disagreements with close friends by ...

A new study sheds light on the role of sexual behavior in apes, which has implications for understanding its evolutionary ...

New research suggests that using sex to ease social tension may have roots going back more than six million years.

Using sex to manage social tension dates back over six million years to humans' common ape ancestor, according to a new study. Comparing sister ...

A rare and deliberate signal between a mother chimpanzee and her daughter raises new questions about ape communication, ...

The team found that both bonobos and chimpanzees used sex in similar ways to ease tension and reaffirm social bonds before feeding. Bonobos also often had sex more after fights to repair social ...