Social competition shaped behaviors that still influence human emotional health. Depression may reflect evolved signals of ...

In short: social evolution is moving much faster than genetic evolution, and the mismatch between the two is where much of modern suffering begins. Let’s think like behavioral scientists for a ...

highlighting consciousness’s role as a form of social evolution. They elaborate: “While as humans we are rooted in our biological nature, our social nature is largely defined by our roles as ...

How has this institution changed? And how has it shaped—and been shaped by—social evolution? This historical-emotional journey aims to open a window to the past to better understand the ...

The evolution of social media over the past two decades highlights a dramatic shift in its role and influence in our lives. It all began in earnest with the first at-scale app, MySpace ...

He and his colleagues spent years sifting through field data from nearly a thousand research articles that describe the social behavior of over 200 primate species. SCHRADIN: There were monkeys ...

A study published June 1 in the journal Science found that a species’ long-term adaptation to life in extremely cold climates led to the evolution of successful social behaviors. Asian colobines ...

Previous work on patterns of mammalian social evolution regarded about 90 percent of examined marsupial species to be solitary. “If you look at other [studies] about some specific species ...

Industry experts and cultural critics have long discussed how the genre’s expression has transformed alongside shifting social values and expectations. This evolution reflects broader changes in ...