Harming someone while also harming oneself may seem the antithesis of humans’ genius for cooperation but it has upsides The corpse of love is rarely cold – and it may be spite that keeps it warm. Take ...

There’s no getting around it: Spite is a strong emotion, and it’s a complicated one. From a psychological perspective, it involves a desire to hurt someone else, and the actual act of being spiteful ...

According to a medieval legend from around 870 CE, the most famous saying about spite has a historical antecedent. The story goes that, as Viking raiders closed in on their monastery in Scotland, St.

Spite seems to be a uniquely human phenomenon, but examining interactions among organisms you’d never peg as vengeful is giving scientists some insight into how the rather nasty behavior arose. It’s ...

Spite runs deep. We find it in our oldest stories. It is there in the myths of Ancient Greece. Medea kills her children, just to spite her unfaithful husband, Jason. Achilles refuses to help his Greek ...

What it’s about: Since the beginning of time, many of humanity’s accomplishments—classic songs, the moon landing, the Great Wall—were created out of spite. Naturally, our most important emotion has ...

Most people aren't spiteful, but given the opportunity, those with malice lash out to produce the maximum harm, new research suggests. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...