Recently, I found my otherwise fearless dog freaking out in my basement, hiding in a corner. It was kind of funny … until the power went out. A few minutes later, my friend and neighbor Stew Smith, a ...

It is true that humans domesticated pigeons for centuries, and feral pigeons do largely stay in urban environments because we brought them there. They are highly trainable, and if fed by humans, they ...

The numbers are in. The year 2014 was the hottest year on Earth ever recorded (records go back to 1888). December finished it off as the hottest month ever. Six of the months last year, in fact, hold ...

Instincts are not random urges or mysterious gut feelings. They are deeply rooted, hardwired responses shaped by millions of years of evolution. Without instincts, our ancestors would never have ...

The Society of Genes -- The Division of Labour -- The Prisoner's Dilemma -- Telling Hawks from Doves -- Duty and the Feast -- Public Goods and Private Gifts -- Theories of Moral Sentiments The Tribal ...

A great amount of human instinct expresses itself every day in our lives. Just because we’ve put on high-heeled shoes or a sport coat and walk amid concrete and pavement doesn’t mean we’ve severed the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Our brain’s evolution makes it nearly impossible to commit to a multi-generational mission like interstellar travel, says one evolutionary ...