Abstract. Language and fire are hallmarks of the human condition, but most scholars treat them as independent traits. We develop a theory for the origin of

A new book co-edited by Dr Dave Leavens, Emeritus Reader in Psychology at Sussex, brings together leading international research on one of humanity's...

Ticklishness is a familiar but poorly understood experience. Xiong and Kilteni show that ticklishness is culturally shared and follows a distinct bodily topography. They evaluate different theories on...

Let’s go WILD: increasing inclusivity in theories of developmental psychology - Volume 49

Adapting developmental science for a world of diverse families - Volume 49

Her research is helping build pathways between science and society.

ALT: a baby elephant eating leaves from a tree with the word mealtime written below it

Report is the first dynamic analysis of a wealth tax on the UK wealth distribution.

Call for Commentary Proposals - Let’s go WILD: Increasing Inclusivity in Theories of Developmental Psychology

Let’s go WILD: Increasing Inclusivity in Theories of Developmental Psychology

Chimpanzees drum on the buttress roots of trees for communication. Eleuteri et al. investigate the presence of key elements of musical rhythm and of regional variation in chimpanzee buttress drumming....

Update on Covid providing information on prevalence and hospital admissions for England and its regions. This post is best viewed using the browser or Substack app.

Our Editor Dr Jon Sutton meets Gilly Forrester, Professor of Evolutionary and Developmental Psychology at the University of Sussex, and an experienced science communicator.

Genes and screens: attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in the digital age