Progovac's study challenges two dominant narratives in human evolution: "survival of the fittest" (physical strength) and "survival of the friendliest" (prosociality). While both played a role, ...

Even today, there is the sense of England as the uneasy marriage of two realms. The North as a stout rival (or treasonous ...

Thanks to Opera for sponsoring this video. Many birds are capable of complex problem solving, and even language, to a degree that seems too advanced if we just look at brain size. After all, a crow ...

The modern landscape of Hollywood has been in a distinct place for a few years, where release dates for films are scoped out ...

The new Disney/Pixar film Hoppers may seem like standard animated fare. But it reflects real scientific themes and ...

A new study suggests that primates like bonobos are capable of understanding the difference between imagination and reality.

Chimpanzees are among the most intelligent primates, but that intelligence is paired with extreme physical strength and aggression. Documented attacks show that they can inflict severe and sometimes ...

A new study by York University researchers has found a potential striking flaw in artificial intelligence (AI) models. Artificial neural networks (ANNs), a type of AI model built to solve vision tasks ...

Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...

Some trilogies start strong, but films like The Godfather and Star Wars didn’t just set up stories; they built complete ...

The internet’s latest absurd obsession is: who would win in a no-rules fight between 100 average human men and one adult male ...