Bonobos, often seen as the “make love, not war” apes, are famous for using sexual behavior to smooth over conflicts. Chimps, ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

An international team of scientists has found that bonobos and chimpanzees, our genetic cousins, use sexual behaviors to manage social tensions, resolve disagreements, and foster group cohesion.