Large cross-cultural study finds common 'processing signature' of gaze following despite differences in accuracy and development
Research with chimpanzees shows that cooperation and leadership shape sustainable use of resources in our closest living relatives
Study documents similar assessments across cultures
Team from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig and Leipzig University recognised for educational project in Zambia
System adapted: New tool for exploring communication among our close relatives
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig launches German-Namibian research project
Bonobos refuse to participate when faced with unequal rewards, reinforcing the highly contentious debate about inequity aversion in animals
Great apes, like humans, remember objects better when introduced by a social agent, but develop this skill only in adulthood
Chimpanzees may use social learning to acquire new skills
Maleen Thiele starts Minerva Fast Track group at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI-EVA)
Children choose a “mystery box” more often than apes, but after a glimpse of a larger reward from the uncertain option, great apes show more curiosity
International research project investigates diseases of modern life
New Great Ape Research Network unites expertise of European zoos with latest scientific insights
In search of virtual fruit, chimpanzees used landscape features for better orientation
Children will confront their peers, but how they do so varies across cultures
The games we play reflect the socio-ecological characteristics of the culture that we are in
Researchers use a computer model to explain how children integrate information during word learning
