This post is a review of Killer Instinct: The Popular Science Of Human Nature In Twentieth Century America. By Nadine Weidman. Harvard University Press. 360 pp. $45. With the publication of two ...

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New research, published in PLOS Biology, shows that tears from women contain chemicals that block aggression in men. The study led by Shani Agron at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, finds ...

New research from the University of Lincoln, UK, is challenging a common assumption about the evolutionary origins of human violence, suggesting that everyday aggression does not inevitably lead to ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a groundbreaking study by scientists at the University of Florida and ...

Here's something that'll make your next giggle session feel a bit weird: scientists genuinely can't figure out if your laughter evolved from joyful chimp panting or from the threatening bared-teeth ...

Researchers at HSE University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have identified 15 key motives that drive human behavior. By analyzing people's views, preferences, and actions ...

A study by a team of Korean psychologists paints a clear picture of what passive-aggressive behavior really means, and how you can spot this unwanted tendency in yourself and others. “In modern ...