A long-disputed rule in biology says bigger is better, but a new computer model illuminates why that’s not necessarily true. By Lauren Leffer Published Jan 18, 2024 ...

The evolution of the so-called Dread Risk response has been explained by new scientific research. People often respond to low-probability, high-consequence events ...

Researchers offer a new evolutionary explanation for the familiar scenario in which women bring a sweater into work, while their male counterparts feel comfortable wearing short sleeves in an ...

A consensus has emerged in recent years that psychotherapies—in particular, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)—rate comparably to medications such as Prozac and Lexapro as treatments for depression.

Q: Why is evolution so controversial? Kenneth Miller: I think one of the reasons why evolution is such a contentious issue, quite frankly, is the same reason you can go into a bar and start a fight by ...

This blog entry is about one of my many pet peeves. Essentially, there is much literature examining correlates of sex differences in a specific behavior that claim to provide a test of one ...

A scientific explanation for those battles over the air conditioning remote control: Researchers at Tel Aviv University's School of Zoology offer a new evolutionary explanation for the familiar ...

In the presence of our in-laws, conflict often arises from the tiniest issue. Our mother-in-law compliments or corrects a child, and we want to scream. Our daughter-in-law declines our offer to help ...