Do nice guys finish last, or first? What about nice women? We continue to debate the relational value of kind, compassionate behavior. But one aspect of being “nice” that has been linked with romantic ...

Humans and animals share a remarkable capacity to sense when others are in distress and respond with comforting behavior. But the motivation for doing so, and why it sometimes breaks down, has been ...

Workplaces typically are environments that value traits like individual drive, effort, and innovation, which are recognized and rewarded through promotions, pay, and bonuses. In many jobs, there’s ...

High temperatures have long been empirically linked to violence, conflict, and aggression at the societal level—a troubling pattern in a warming ...

People’s willingness to do volunteer work or give to charity differs greatly. Besides financial and social incentives, individual differences in people’s personality can explain why some of us are ...

According to a study recently published in the journal Animal Behaviour, canine companions not only attempt to “help” humans in certain situations,and their actions largely mirror the same responses ...

New research published in Intelligence provides evidence that wisdom guides our creative abilities toward benefiting others. The findings suggest that while creativity is powerful, it requires the ...

Researchers found that neurons involved in parental care also activate during comforting behavior in mice. The circuit links caregiving with the brain’s reward system, suggesting prosocial actions may ...