STRI copy 39088019917111 GIft of Dr. S. Joseph Wright. Social behavior has long puzzled evolutionary biologists, since the classical theory of natural selection maintains that individuals should not ...

Scientists are now using evolutionary biology to boost cooperation in AI. A recent study shows artificial agents learn to work together better by sharing rewards, much like how animals help relatives.

Last summer I wrote in the New York Times about a controversy over one of the most influential concepts in the recent history of evolutionary biology. Known as inclusive fitness, it basically says ...

New research from Australia and Finland could help explain one of nature's strangest quirks—why some animals forego mating to help other animals procreate. New research might change our answer to the ...