A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

Nonhuman primates like bonobos and chimpanzees might engage in same-sex sexual activities to strengthen bonds, particularly ...

A major new study has examined the prevalence of same-sex behavior in primates. It appeared Monday in Nature Ecology and ...

Homosexual behavior in primates has a deep evolutionary basis and is more likely to occur in species that live in harsh ...

Biologists tend to look at the animal kingdom and try to categorize things in an organized fashion. But nature has a way of ...

While many studies have looked at possible evolutionary links between men's strength and sexual behavior, a Washington State University study included data on women with a surprising result. Women, as ...

The study of animal behaviour in ecological and evolutionary contexts examines how behavioural traits develop, persist and interact with environmental challenges. Research in this field investigates ...

John Maynard Smith is best known for his use of mathematical analyses in biology. Trained as an engineer and then as a biologist, Smith applied game theory to animal behavior and found that although ...