
'Evolution Will Punish You If You're Selfish and Mean'
Evolutionary biologists
offer new evidence that
evolution doesn't favor the
selfish, disproving a theory
popularized in 2012. ... > full story

Both Parents Experience Highs and Lows in Sexuality After Childbirth
Partners of new mothers
often experience shifts in
sexuality, and these shifts
are often unrelated to
biological or medical
... > full story

By Tracking Maggots' Food Choices, Scientists Open Significant New Window Into Human Learning
The larva of the fruit fly
is helping scientists
understand the way humans
learn information from each
other. Fruit flies have long
... > full story

Controlling Contagion by Restricting Mobility: In the Face of an Epidemic, Even Moderate Travel Restrictions Would Slow Contagion
In an epidemic or a
bioterrorist attack, the
response of government
officials could range from a
drastic restriction of
... > full story
- 'Evolution Will Punish You If You're Selfish and Mean'
- Both Parents Experience Highs and Lows in Sexuality After Childbirth
- By Tracking Maggots' Food Choices, Scientists Open Significant New Window Into Human Learning
- Controlling Contagion by Restricting Mobility: In the Face of an Epidemic, Even Moderate Travel Restrictions Would Slow Contagion
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Why Shopaholics Overspend? Poor Credit Management, Buying to Boost Mood, Study Says
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Does Your Personality and How You Look Affect How You're Treated at Work?
August 1, 2013 Is it a coincidence that the least attractive people in your office are the butt of all the jokes? A new study would suggest that it’s ... > full story -
Lunch With Company Reduces Cognitive Control, May Increase Social Harmony
July 31, 2013 Lunch at a restaurant with friends reduces cognitive control more than lunch eaten alone at a desk does, according to new ... > full story -
The Importance of Stuff and Things
July 31, 2013 Our possessions have an extensive and surprising impact on our identities and lives, but they may become less important to us as more and more of our lives takes place online, a new article ... > full story -
Studying the Emotions Which Cause Opinions to Change
July 31, 2013 Physicists can use their tools to help understand how, in real life, opinions form and ... > full story -
Southerners Are Less Trusting, but Trust Is a Factor in Environmental Cooperation, U.S. Study Shows
July 31, 2013 Southerners are generally not as trusting as people who live in other parts of the U.S., but trusting people are more likely to cooperate in recycling, buying green products and conserving water, a ... > full story -
Autism Symptoms Not Explained by Impaired Attention
July 31, 2013 Two aspects of attention -- reorienting focus and attending to social information -- do not seem to account for the diversity symptoms seen in autistic children, according to new ... > full story -
'Love Hormone' Oxytocin: Difference in Social Perception Between Men and Women
July 31, 2013 The "love hormone" oxytocin improves men's ability to identify competitive relationships whereas in women it facilitates the ability to identify kinship, according to a recent ... > full story -
Monogamy Evolved as a Mating Strategy: New Research Indicates That Social Monogamy Evolved as a Result of Competition
July 29, 2013 Social monogamy, where one breeding female and one breeding male are closely associated with each other over several breeding seasons, appears to have evolved as a mating strategy, new research ... > full story
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