The Invention of Good and Evil: A World History of Morality. By Hanno Sauer. Translated by Jo Heinrich. Oxford University Press; 416 pages; $29.99. Profile; £25 Trial by boiling water was not as ...

The scientist believes that, since humans evolved to have less body hair, grooming by way of kissing was no longer necessary, and thus it evolved into a signal of affection.

"There is a link between cruelty to animals and violence to humans," Barker said at a press conference Thursday morning at the York County SPCA. "Animal cruelty goes hand-in-hand with domestic ...