Dominant individuals have priority access to mates and resources. However, high rank can be costly too, especially when it is maintained by intense agonistic behavior. Oxidative stress has been ...

The study conducted in male mice found that bigger social tumbles are more stressful. Imaging of the mouse brain with key gene highlighted by blue stain. The University of Texas at Austin. Social ...

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Vol. 8, No. 6, Status: What It Is and Why It Matters for Inequality (NOVEMBER 2022), pp. 28-49 (23 pages) Although social status has ...

Religion and caste are often intertwined, but they represent very different aspects of identity. Religion reflects shared ...

Few leadership positions in the U.S. government come with as many challenges as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, the massive retirement benefits agency that has run into massive ...

You and I are playing a subtle game. It congenitally dictates the friends you make, the partner you choose, the major you declare, and the job you apply for. This masked motivation decides both your ...

Gloria Liu is a contributing editor for Outside, writing often about the intersection of mainstream and outdoor culture. She lives in Lake Tahoe. The Alberta chair at Wolf Creek ski area is not a high ...

Some of the ancient buildings dated back to as far as 2800 B.C.E., while others were remnants of the country’s dynasties from ...