Selfishness aids survival but requires balance in society. While modern life rewards both selfish and cooperative behaviors, ...

One popular idea about what is uniquely human, is that what sets humans apart from the other animals is our ability to think ...

In the first few days after Donald Trump’s election in November 2024, purchases of emergency contraceptives spiked, with two ...

A woman paid for a window seat because she gets anxious on flights, so when a mother pressured her to switch to a middle seat so her child could have the window seat, she declined. When the situation ...

A New Yorker named Natalie has responded to critics who called her “selfish” for not bearing children, saying that she prefers to be “the fun auntie.” “I hear the question ...

Human rights are not a gift ... but it has kept him going for over two decades. His mantra? Be selfish, go help someone. At first, it sounds contradictory, but to Sager, it makes perfect sense.

Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species--including plants, fungi, and even humans--are genes that are passed from generation to generation with no clear benefit to the organism. Called ...