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 ...

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The social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum offers a compelling model for understanding the evolution of cooperation and conflict among unicellular organisms. Upon starvation, these cells aggregate, ...

For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered evidence that a species’ long-term adaptation to living in an extremely cold climate has led to the evolution of social behaviours including extended ...

Socioecology : origins and trends / Daniel I. Rubenstein and Richard W. Wrangham -- Polyandry in spotted sandpipers : the impact of environment and experience / Lewis W. Oring and David B. Lank -- ...

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 ...

Evolution often examines animals on an individualistic level, but more modern ideas explore how evolution can impact genetics and cultures and societies. A new paper from two U.K. neuropsychologists ...