Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behaviour? Together with colleagues from the universities in Lausanne, Utrecht and Cape Town, researchers from Heinrich Heine ...

A new study explores how kissing evolved with the help of science, tracing it back to early grooming behaviors in ancient ...

Pharmaceutical pollution in waterways is changing animal behavior. Exposure to an antianxiety drug is affecting migrating Atlantic salmon, according to a new study.

With the first generation of people exposed widely to technology now approaching old age, how has its use affected their risk ...

Kennedy Jr. told reporters Wednesday morning that the rise in recorded autism rates is partially driven by environmental factors, not genetics. The appearance follows his recent pledge to identify the ...

If we truly want to make America smart again, we must reject the culture of shortcuts, diluted curricula and intellectual complacency—and instead embrace a renewed commitment to rigor, inquiry and the ...

Use precise geolocation data. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Store and/or access information on a ...

Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected? The problem may not be you. It may be the world you’re living in. Here's why ...

Right-leaning citizens more likely to be skeptical of scientists than their liberal counterparts and more resistant to revising their opinions, new study finds ...

The human brain can learn through experience to filter out disturbing and distracting stimuli -- such as a glaring roadside billboard or a flashing banner on the internet. Scientists have used ...

Oilers fans are gearing up for what's hopefully a fourth-straight appearance past the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The team has developed a cult-like following unlike many others in pro ...

“To truly evaluate and solve A.I.’s black-box paradox, we need to understand it on a psychological and architectural level—how it perceives, decides and why,” Hidenori Tanaka, PAI’s group leader, told ...