Over 500 years ago, Europeans began coming to the New World in growing numbers largely because of its rich resources. The Americas, of course, had already been populated by Native Americans for ...

By being able to wait for better food, cuttlefish — the squishy sea creatures similar to octopuses and squids — showed self-control that's linked to the higher intelligence of primates. It was part of ...

Families of patients in a Cold War-era mind-control experiment in Montreal are pressing forward after a recent setback in their class-action lawsuit. By Vjosa Isai The C.I.A. headquarters in Langley, ...

A study suggests that a cockatoo might be better at self-restraint that some people! (Istockphoto) Cockatoos will delay eating nuts to get tastier ones. The fact that the birds showed self-control ...

Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated that a single user could control a swarm of over 100 unmanned systems in an urban environment. (Sgt. 1st Class Brent C. Powell/Army) ...