Punch, a monkey that went viral after he was abandoned by his mother in a Japanese zoo, is reminiscent of a foundational attachment theory experiment ...

Chimpanzee experiments suggest early humans were likely fascinated by crystals because of their unique transparency and geometric shapes.

A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by ...

Even with highly extensive training, the human brain is not really capable of performing two tasks simultaneously. Moreover, even the smallest deviations from trained routines can have a significant ...

A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by his mother and rejected by the rest of his troop, his zookeepers at Ichikawa ...

The human mind has always fascinated scientists, but the quest to understand psychological behavior has led researchers down some disturbingly dark paths.

Punch clinging to a plushie is a reminder of how crucial emotional nourishment is to a child's well-being. Read more at ...

A classroom experiment revealed how people are far more willing to help than we expect, and the biggest barrier to getting what we want is often that we never ask.

Everyone experiences periods when time and attention are limited. The most important point is that a instance of disinterest rarely tells the whole story.

Back in the early 1970s, psychologists at Northwestern University performed an experiment that, on the surface, looked like a child’s fantasy. The researchers gathered 45 college women and asked some ...