The claims were based on the common belief that all human zygotes and embryos begin as female. The current scientific understanding of sexual differentiation no longer holds that female is the ...

Their findings, published in the journal Current Biology, suggest that urinating together is a social phenomenon in both chimpanzees and humans. Over 600 hours of observation at the Kumamoto ...

Most human cases of bird flu in the U.S. have been mild so far, and most had known exposure to sick or infected animals. Avian influenza A viruses are very different from human seasonal influenza ...

On Tuesday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicted that AI models may surpass human capabilities "in almost everything" within two to three years, according to a Wall Street Journal interview at the ...

Language is often thought to be a uniquely human trait, but deep in the lush Kibale National Park in Uganda, a remarkable pair of chimpanzees are challenging that notion. Beryl, a chimpanzee ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics have unveiled a groundbreaking map of human DNA mixing during reproduction, offering insights into genetic diversity, health, and fertility. Credit: SciTechDaily.com ...

Researchers hope the study will help shed light on the origin of contagious peeing in humans. Ruben Pinto – stock.adobe.com They found that chimps indeed synchronized their pee breaks ...

But the study, which involved 20 captive chimpanzees at the Kumamoto Sanctuary at Kyoto University, does suggest that when one chimp urinates, others urinate too. “In humans, urinating together can be ...

The Kyoto University team observed the behavior of 20 captive chimpanzees at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan. “In humans, urinating together can be seen as a social phenomenon,” said Ena ...

Japanese researchers say urination is contagious among chimpanzees. When one of the primates relieves itself, others in the group quickly follow suit. The pattern is consistent with other group ...

Humans are known to invent private hand gestures. Chimps in the wild do, too, a new study suggests. By Brandon Keim Parents and their children, or people who know each other well, often share some ...

It looks like humans aren’t the only ones who occasionally go the bathroom in groups. A study out this week shows that peeing can sometimes be contagious among chimpanzees, too. Scientists at ...