Bonobos Use Sex to Cool Tempers
Inclined toward gender equality, this close relative of humans substitutes sex for aggression
Stories by Frans B. M. de Waal
Evidence Implies That Animals Feel Empathy
We call a callous turncoat a “rat.” Rats and other animals, however, are giving scientists clues to the evolutionary origins of empathy
Frans de Waal on the human primate: Make love, not war
Editor's Note: This post is the last in a four-part series of essays for Scientific America n by primatologist Frans de Waal on human nature, based on his ongoing research.
Frans de Waal on the human primate: Strength is weakness
Editor's Note: This post is the third in a four-part series of essays for Scientific America n by primatologist Frans de Waal on human nature, based on his ongoing research.
Frans de Waal on the human primate: Is it "behavioral sink" or resource distribution?
Editor's Note: This post is the second in a four-part series of essays for Scientific America n by primatologist Frans de Waal on human nature, based on his ongoing research.
Frans de Waal on the human primate: Fair is fair
Editor's Note: This post is the first in a four-part series of essays for Scientific America n by primatologist Frans de Waal on human nature, based on his ongoing research.
Do Animals Feel Empathy?
We call a callous turncoat a "rat." Rats and mice, however, are giving scientists clues to the evolutionary origins of empathy
How Animals Do Business
Humans and Other Animals Share a Heritage of Economic Tendencies--Including Cooperation, Repayment of Favors and Resentment at Being Shortchanged
How Animals Do Business
Humans and other animals share a heritage of economic tendencies--including cooperation, repayment of favors and resentment at being shortchanged
The End of Nature versus Nurture
Is human behavior determined by genetics or by environment? It may be time to abandon the dichotomy
Bonobo Sex and Society
The behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution
