Homosexual behaviour in primates has a deep evolutionary basis and is more likely to occur in species that live in harsh ...

Same-sex behavior is common across the animal kingdom—more than 1,500 species are estimated to have been observed engaging in ...

A new primate study links same-sex behaviour to survival, social bonding, and environmental stress, raising intriguing ...

Biologists tend to look at the animal kingdom and try to categorize things in an organized fashion. But nature has a way of ...

Ants' brains are amazingly sophisticated organs that enable them to coordinate complex behavior patterns such as the organization of colonies. Now, researchers have developed a method that allows them ...

Analysing human societies as complex systems can provide an insight into historical processes and the strengths and weaknesses of capitalism. Analysing human societies as complex systems can provide ...

Scientists rely on brain-wide association studies to measure brain structure and function -- using brain scans -- and link them to mental illness and other complex behaviors. But a new study shows ...

More images and video available- see link in the Notes section. A new study suggests that the fundamental abilities underlying human language and technological culture may have evolved before humans ...

As a psychologist and author specializing in the application of empirical research to clinical work, I am fascinated by the ways behavior research can be applied to understanding human psychology. I ...