According to the authors, their constructive model, guided by social scientific theory, can provide the basic mechanistic explanation of social evolution and integrate theories of the social sciences.

It probably feels obvious that having a close friend can influence your well-being. But do the groups that you’re a part of also affect your well-being? For example, does the culture of your work ...

When we think about where psychological disorders come from, we often hear about genetic evolution. This usually leads to explanations that focus on inherited biological factors. But for many human ...

We often hear that mental health problems are “in the genes.” It’s a familiar story: anxiety runs in families, depression is a chemical imbalance, and maybe you inherited a predisposition to feel the ...

For decades, researchers have said that our mammalian ancestors were solitary but a new analysis turns that thinking on its head, suggesting they were far more sociable than was previously thought.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Asian colobines, also known as leaf-eating monkeys, have been on the planet for about 10 million years. Their ancestors crossed land bridges, dispersed across continents, survived ...