A fascinating study has found that sniffing female tears significantly reduced male aggression and decreased activity in aggression-related brain networks. It’s suggested that the effect, which is ...

Beliefs about dog behavior often arise because we generalize from our observations and beliefs about human behavior. In humans the statistics are clear. Males are more likely than females to be ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

A man becoming incredibly uncomfortable when a woman starts crying -- to the point he'll do anything to make her stop -- is a reliable old chestnut in TV and movies. But there appears to be a ...

Chemicals found in women's tears reduce aggression in men by almost 44%. The corresponding study was published in PLOS Biology. Studies show that rodent tears contain chemosignals that block male ...

There's growing concern about the rise of harmful and aggressive forms of masculinity, whether at home, in schools or in ...

A research group led by Joshua Neunuebel at the University of Delaware, USA, tracked the behavior of mice using machine learning to understand how they handle aggressive behavior from other mice. The ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos are often thought to reflect two different sides of human nature—the conflict-ready chimpanzee versus the peaceful bonobo—but a new study publishing April 12 in the journal ...