The modern educational experience is a clear example of how mismatched today's world is from ancestral conditions.

The human body evolved over eons, slowly calibrating to the African savanna on which 98 percent of humankind lived and died. So, too, did the human brain. Evolutionary psychology is the study of the ...

Homosexual behavior in primates has a deep evolutionary basis and is more likely to occur in species that live in harsh environments, are hunted by predators or live in more complex societies, ...

A new study from The University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University has found evidence of what's long been suspected—that men are more likely to be risk-takers than women. The research ...

Scientists revealed in a new study Monday that genes associated with same-sex sexual behavior may be evolutionarily advantageous to humans, helping to improve reproduction. (CN) — Scientists revealed ...

A psychologist explains the evolutionary and psychological roots of laughter, and what an infant’s giggles teach us about how adults bond.

Neurons placed inside engineered living bodies built from frog cells self-organize, become active, and reshape movement ...

John Maynard Smith is best known for his use of mathematical analyses in biology. Trained as an engineer and then as a biologist, Smith applied game theory to animal behavior and found that although ...