In the face of a warming climate, the new research by Tulane scientists bodes poorly for the comparatively mild-mannered ...

In the wild, herbivores are often seen as the peaceful grazers of the animal kingdom—gentle giants simply trying to survive. But in Africa’s unforgiving ecosystems, even plant-eaters can turn ...

It’s a battle of cousins, but the grizzly would come out on the losing side. Each of these animals has unique traits that ...

In his lab at Indiana University, James Goodson keeps violet-eared waxbills – a stunning but notoriously aggressive type of finch. Males and females form life-long bonds but they don’t play well with ...

(a)−(c) are Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of metabolites identified from different tissues (HP vs PG) and aggression (the hypothalamus of the most aggressive (HPM) vs the hypothalamus of the ...

Further to the responses about grinning mammals (28 August), I would like to add that Dalmatian dogs are renowned for their ability to “smile”. To the uninitiated, this can look like a grimace, but in ...

We also know that within normal ranges, testosterone levels are not strongly predictive of aggression. In the amygdala, a ...

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New research shows that tears from women contain chemicals that block aggression in men. The study finds that sniffing tears leads to reduced brain activity related to aggression, which results is ...

Harm toward animals should never be dismissed as harmless behavior. It is often one of the earliest signals that empathy is ...