Primates are the most fascinating and diverse mammals on Earth, ranging from familiar monkeys to bizarre, unusual and ...

HUMANS are less likely to cheat than chimps – but are more prone to promiscuity than beavers. They’re the findings of a major study into monogamy across the animal kingdom, which reveals the ...

Affairs dominate TV. Human society is based on monogamy, so are there really that many people who stray? Scientists compared humans with other animals and found that humans ranked near the top for ...

The first study to analyse rates of full vs half siblings in a range of mammals provides new evidence for monogamous behaviour in humans compared to other animals.

Travellers recount their unforgettable and often hilarious encounters with wildlife, from mischievous monkeys in India to cheeky penguins in Australia.

The secret to its rapid transit is in its chemistry. Ethanol, to give booze its proper name, is a tiny, agile molecule. It ...

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Scientists found dolphins with strong social bonds age more slowly at a cellular level, but the size of the friendship ...

Columnist Gerald Winegrad shares some of his most extraordinary, and sometimes perilous, wildlife encounters during his ...

Egyptian geese are aggressively territorial. During mating, they are monogamous, making it likely the pair fighting the ...

Ever suddenly realize you had picked up certain words or ways of speaking from a close friend? It turns out that humans are far from the only animals who copy the sounds of their closest companions — ...

The longer I spend in Madagascar, the harder I find it to keep my bearings, stick to the matter-of-factness of global ...