A recent study reveals that people who are highly open to new experiences tend to have fewer children. Scientists attribute this to delayed parenthood, shorter romantic relationships, and a lower ...

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 ...

I just published an entry for the soon-forthcoming Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (edited by husband-wife team of Todd and Viviana Weekes-Shackelford) entitled, The Maladaptive ...

"Based on a colloquium of evolutionary genetics of invertebrate behavior, held March 21-24, 1983, in Gainesville, Fla"--Title page verso. Contents Evolutionary behavior genetics / Guy L. Bush -- ...

An eye-opening genetic study recently published in Science Advances explores the genetic connection between human bisexual behavior and a previously unknown reproductive advantage. Ph.D. student ...

I have seen congested traffic and aggressive drivers in many cities around the world. More than once I have noticed that if two cars arrive simultaneously at an intersection, one driver will honk his ...

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 ...

Introduction : Why teeth? -- I. Development. Microscopes, cells, and biological rhythms -- The big picture : birth, death, and everything in between -- Things that can go wrong : stress, pathology, ...

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

Scientists have long wondered whether evolution would follow the same path if history had a chance for a “do-over.” New research suggests that it does, when it comes to the brain and its regulation of ...