What is altruism? And is there a particular personality type that naturally delivers acts of kindness to others?

A new study finds humanity's closest living relatives will chew plants and apply makeshift poultices to wounds, and use leaves for a hygienic scrub.

Researchers and policy experts explain why Energy Star has been so successful and what we could do in its absence.

A study in Uganda shows how often chimps use medicinal plants and other forms of health care — and what that says about the roots of human medicine.

Yusuf / Cat Stevens has announced his memoir, Cat on the Road to Findout, due out on September 18 via Constable (UK) and ...

The analysis of 3 dozen studies found similarities and differences in motivating factors for and against clinical trial ...

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has announced his long-awaited memoir, Cat On The Road To Findout. Coming later this year, the new ...

In a wide-ranging interview, he explains his decision — amid the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid — to ...

That is the way of rational, “effective altruism,” of which Singer, as we know, is an intellectual founding father. Effective altruism is a philosophical movement aimed at maximizing good ...

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