As humans increasingly appear in orcas' marine neighborhoods, the whales could be interested in learning about us: our behavior, our dining preferences, and more.

Killer whales sharing food with other killer whales is well-documented, but a new study in the Journal of Comparative ...

While most altruism in nonhuman animals is indeed a product of kin selection, it is readily apparent even to a casual observer that humans are often altruistically disposed toward non-kin as well.

Apes hardly ever act selflessly without being solicited by others; humans often do. What has caused this curious divergence, which is arguably the secret to our species' unparalleled success? A ...

Schadenfreude is a survival emotion that activates pleasure circuits and decreases pain. So does altruism, if you make it accessible.

On the ever-shrinking list of behaviors unique to humans, one stands out: selfless altruism. Or so scientists thought. Even as they dismiss many of the kindnesses we do for others as selfish ...

Human behavior is “adaptive” insofar as it contributes, ultimately, to the success of those genes in promoting copies of themselves into the future.

What can explain extreme differences in altruism among individuals, from Ebenezer Scrooge to Mother Teresa? It may all come down to variation in the size and activity of a brain region involved in ...

He adds that understanding altruism as an intuitive impulse might help make sense of the riddle presented by human goodness. “Thinking about things is costly,” Rand says.

Researchers documented 34 instances of purported prey-sharing behavior, which suggests orcas may be altruistic and capable of ...

News The gift of giving can extend to your own health; the biological basis of human altruism Published: Nov. 23, 2023, 5:30 a.m.

Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was one of the biggest proponents of a philanthropic movement called effective altruism. Where does the movement go from here?