A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

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Why lasting weight maintenance requires more than calorie control, integrating diet quality, movement, circadian biology, ...

Want to change your behavior? How about your consumers' behavior? A new Georgetown study reveals how overlooked cues are the ...

It is a bit difficult to say what criteria should be used to judge the success or failure of a research initiative on the scale of merging psychology and economics. Two reasonable criteria, at least ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — For hundreds of Forest Hills students, the John Ball Zoo (JBZ) wasn’t just a place to see animals; it was a living classroom. On Wednesday, more than 600 students from the ...

As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue ...

Drastic declines in biodiversity due to human activities present risks to understanding animal behaviors such as tool use, according to new research. Shrinking animal populations make the study of ...

Social hierarchy refers to the set of social ranks in a group of animals where individuals can gain priority access to resources through repeated social interactions. Key mechanisms involved in this ...