Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guest Opinion. Altruism is helping without a benefit and sometimes at a risk to one’s self. Animals helping others of their own ...

As humans increasingly appear in orcas' marine neighborhoods, the whales could be interested in learning about us: our behavior, our dining preferences, and more. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

The most common form of helping found in the animal world - including the human world - is the helping of kin (Hamilton, 1964). In other words, people tend to help those with whom they share large ...

In January of 2009, the marine ecologists Robert Pitman and John Durban were aboard a research vessel off the West Antarctic Peninsula when they encountered a strange and marvelous sight. As they ...