Oleg Sobchuk has received an ERC Starting Grant to study 200 years of European literary evolution

Researchers find that behavioral flexibility is related to exploration, and that great-tailed grackles disperse farther at their range edge

Researchers find that foraging behavior breadth, persistence, and variability of flexibility could facilitate a rapid geographic range expansion

Primate studies challenge male-dominance norms

The architecture for complex communication already existed in the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees

New study finds wild chimpanzees do not show disorganised attachment

Wild chimpanzees alter the meaning of single calls when embedding them into diverse call combinations, mirroring linguistic operations in human…

Researchers develop a new potential standard tool for studying prehistoric transitional periods

Economic need and past actions affect whether there is cooperation or antagonism between groups

Study shows human influence has led to loss of chimpanzee culture and calls for conservation strategies to include preserving cultural distinctiveness

Special feature explores the origins, development, and future of a multidisciplinary field of research

Study highlights economic and environmental efficiency of Indigenous harvesting in the Canadian Arctic communities

First-mover advantage may be key to success in the music industry

New study suggests animals can live alongside humans—if they are risk-analysis experts

New simulation model shows that the evolution of sustainable institutions critically depends on clearly defined and enforced access rights

Women’s foraging groups provide important opportunities for children and adolescents to learn crucial subsistence skills

Research on neighbouring chimpanzee communities in the forests of West Africa suggests a warfare tactic not previously seen beyond humans is regularly…

New study reveals that wild chimpanzees use vocal sequences to denote a wide range of co-occurring or sequential daily events

Researchers find that behavioral flexibility and persistence help species, like the great-tailed grackle, expand their range and adapt to new habitats

Simulation model shows how groups can keep important information around within and across generations