African wildlife explorer Rob the Ranger watches lions traveling at dusk, revealing the group’s structured social hierarchy.

The Hidden Social Hierarchy of Animals. Story by Jennifer Geer • 11h. Ants live in incredibly organized, socially complex colonies where the division of labor is clearly defined.

"The Social Network 2" will be directed by Aaron Sorkin and will delve deeper into our obsession with social media.

Displaced aggression—redirecting frustration onto an uninvolved target—has now been studied in mice, revealing that identity ...

Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture—large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility—were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy, ...

Let social status do its intended job of encouraging us without bringing out the worst. Stop craving admiration and validity, and live a life of humility and purpose. Perhaps it is idealistic, but my ...

The Indian government has long insisted that the social hierarchy has no place in the country, which banned caste discrimination in 1950. CNN values your feedback 1.

More than two-thirds of country’s 1.4 billion people estimated to be on lower rungs of archaic social hierarchy that grades Hindus by birth. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

A few weeks ago, at a music conference, a senior professor of the folk arts had just concluded a deeply moving presentation on a marginalised music tradition. An academic discussion about this ancient ...