We all know the story of Walter White from the hit TV series Breaking Bad. Faced with a terminal lung cancer diagnosis and a ...

Animals caught acting like humans in hilarious ways. Greenland could become 51st state under proposed bill US plane used in boat strike was made to look like civilian aircraft Department of Homeland ...

Every year, researchers and people out in nature capture some aspect of animal behavior that’s unusual or unexpected in some way, changing how we understand the natural world. For the first time, ...

Folks, we have some revolutionary sociological research to share with you today. After making a guy dressed as Batman stand around in a subway car, a team of researchers found that the behavior of ...

In the social sciences, researchers often use the umbrella term prosocial leadership behaviors to refer to a leader’s intentional actions that promote well-being and growth. Here are the three Core ...

We were all taught to be kind to our fellow humans. We all believe that kindness is a net positive for society as a whole. But as we go through life, we realize that there is a considerable gap ...

This study examined the impact of implementing Second Step, a violence prevention program, using a comprehensive, city-wide approach. The evaluation included 741 3rd-5th graders in six schools.

Summary: A new study explores why some individuals are more inclined to help others, finding key differences in brain activity and oxytocin signaling. In rats, those that helped distressed peers ...

Introduction: Prosociality involves behaving in a way that benefits others such as helping, cooperating, and volunteering. Prosocial behavior in adults is associated with better health and longevity, ...

Children who consumed the least amounts of seafood at 7-years-old were likely to be less 'prosocial' at ages 7 and 9 years than those who regularly consumed seafood, according to a new study.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Li Zhang, professor of physiology and neuroscience at USC's Keck School of Medicine, how mice perform first aid on each other. The instinct to help a fellow creature runs deep ...