Pets have evolved from practical helpers to our emotional companions, but are we truly fulfilling their needs?
The best solution to resolving conflicts is to prevent them. Changing human behaviours is difficult. And preventing bad baboon behaviour – like raiding human foods – is easier than trying to change ...
Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...
Digital distraction affects how we respond to suffering. This story shows how our attention shapes empathy, safety, and the ...
It’s an age-old question: is nature or nurture more responsible for how we turn out in life? Scientists have long believed that some combination of our genes and environment – our diets, lifestyles, ...
Sites in Africa suggest humans used natural fire over a million years ago, but the discovery at the Palaeolithic site in Barnham evidences the creation and control of fire, which carries huge ...
Humans and most other animals are known to be strongly driven by expected rewards or adverse consequences. The process of ...
Humans and other animals actively sense their surrounding environment. This entails the deliberate adjustment of motor ...
Ecological medicine is a new approach to health science that draws on a very old idea: connecting with each other, with ...