The instinct to help a fellow creature runs deep. We see the behavior in humans, elephants and now mice. A new study published in the journal Science outlines what it calls prosocial behavior in mice ...

For decades, ecologists lumped everything bad for animals under one word: stress. But what if animals don't experience harsh ...

The difference between a doting dad and a deadbeat one may come down to a molecular switch in the brain — at least in African ...

In a new study, researchers have found that mice can instinctively exhibit rescue-like behavior toward anesthetized conspecifics—without any prior training or external rewards. The study, published in ...

Humans may not be the only ones who aid their friends when they're hurt. Mice may do it, too, as shown by a new research study led by scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC published ...

In African striped mice, the activity of one gene can dramatically change a male's parenting style, according to a new study ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that the constant gnawing of rodents isn't just a reflex or a ...

You may be familiar with this scenario: A child starts annoying another child, and they start bickering. To keep things from escalating, an adult distracts the children by focusing their attention on ...