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Humans may not be as hardwired for violence as we thought
ScienceDailyWednesday, October 7, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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A study comparing 100 primate species, including humans, suggests that everyday aggression and lethal violence did not evolve as part of the same simple behavioral spectrum.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. A study comparing 100 primate species, including humans, suggests that everyday aggression and lethal violence did not evolve as part of the same simple behavioral spectrum.
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A study comparing 100 primate species, including humans, suggests that everyday aggression and lethal violence did not evolve as part of the same simple behavioral spectrum.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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