Here’s some news you desperately need today: A team of intrepid scientists has boldly gone where others have never dared, into the minds of tiny prairie voles in love. By studying the neural circuits ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — What can humans learn about love from other species? A fuzzy little prairie vole led researchers from the ...

If the male prairie vole were a human guy, we might call him “highly evolved.” Among the world’s 5,500 mammalian species, he’s among the roughly 5% who, for the most part, mate for life, and who stick ...

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The vital role of oxytocin—the “love hormone”—for social attachments is being called into question. More than forty years of pharmacological and behavioral research has pointed to oxytocin receptor ...

In regard to my previous post, concerning possible evolutionary advantages of culturally enforced sexual monogamy, several readers wrote in to ask about prairie voles. Here's a brief excerpt from our ...

Most mammals have "love 'em and leave 'em" relationships, but not the prairie vole. They mate for life, sharing nest-building duties and an equal role in raising their young. It looks a lot like a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Turns out, it's not just human couples that suffer when one partner ...

Ladies: So, you’re at a party and are several drinks in. Suddenly, you are overwhelmed by a sudden desire to get close to your boo, who is hanging out with his boys on the other side of the room. You ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prairie voles are one of the few mammal species that mates for life. They are socially monogamous and form lifelong bonds ...

The effect of alcohol on social behavior is no mystery: Go to any bar on a Saturday night to witness the posturing, giggling, and flirting that drinking encourages. You may also notice differences in ...