Laughter is universal among humans. Researchers have found that our closest relatives, apes, also laugh, and do it with a ...

The study compared laughter from four orangutans, two gorillas, three bonobos, four chimpanzees, and four human children, ...

Great apes and humans all laugh with a steady, even rhythm, and a new study finds it has barely changed in 15 million years.

Exploring these differences formed the crux of a new study that documented laughing patterns between primates — a very ...

In the arid landscapes of southern Peru, around 1,100 years ago, someone carefully dug a small pit, laid down a woven mat and ...

Trust in elite institutions is on the wane globally. Building public participation into research and government advice can turn the tide.

A group of Gabrielino/Tongva, Kumeyaay make their presentation during the Breath of Life Conference held on the UC Berkeley campus on Friday, June 5, 2026, in Berkeley. (Allison Herrera via Bay City ...

June 23, 2026 • Facts by day, fiction by night! At the end of a long day in the newsroom, many of our journalists head home and escape into novels of all types.