Exploring the full range of animal behaviour studies, this handbook covers the late 1990s state-of-the-art as well as important historical developments in the field since its beginnings over a century ago. It features essays by comparative psychologists and other animal behaviour researchers in experimental psychology who examine and report on the research and discoveries in the areas of evolution, development, and species-typical behaviour.

Using extensive research into biblical and Egyptian history, archaeology, literature, and mythology, Greenberg argues that the first Israelites were Egyptians, followers of the monotheistic teachings of Pharaoh Akhenaten.

Is drug addiction really a disease? Is sexuality inborn and fixed or mutable? Science is where we often turn when we can't achieve moral clarity. In The Noble Lie, acclaimed and controversial science writer Gary Greenberg shows how scientists try to use their findings to resolve the dilemmas raised by some of the most hotly contested issues of our time, from gay rights to euthanasia and the drug war. He reveals how their answers often turn out to be more fiction than science--and explores whether they cause more harm than good.