To investigate how altruistic behavior might be influenced by mating motivation, the researchers recruited 146 heterosexual participants (68 men and 78 women), primarily university students ...

How would you react if someone cut in line behind you? Some people will warn others to follow the rules, even if it does not ...

The findings suggest that plants are more likely to passively “eavesdrop” on their neighbors through shared fungal networks.

This risky behavior benefits other individuals in the squirrel’s group. Other examples of altruistic behavior include sharing nesting space and helping to raise offspring of an unrelated individual.

A study demonstrates the effect of androstadienone on altruistic behavior using an economic game. Researchers hypothesized that female participants exposed to androstadienone would exhibit more ...

This is known as altruistic punishment, the act of punishing others for selfish behavior without reciprocal benefit. Previous studies on altruistic punishment often placed participants in ...