New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...

While humans often struggle to find a partner who is both physically attractive and a reliable co-parent, yeast may already ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, according to a new University of Cambridge study that includes a table ranking ...

Put simply, dating is our "mating dance" as human beings. It is the process by which we find and attract a romantic partner. Unlike the fairly fixed mating process of other animals, however, some ...